Dana Kirkpatrick MP for East Coast The release last week of the benefit numbers and the burgeoning increase in people on the Jobseeker benefit is deeply concerning to all of us — especially those working in industries where there is work available...
I would like to clarify what active transport actually is and who it serves. While some tend to frequently criticise and downplay the cycle-walkway initiatives, it should be understood that these are very much community assets offering safer and...
Please, District Council, if you must go ahead with “cycle city”, talk to people with disabilities about making our city more accessible. Yes, experts are great, but the best people to ask are those who live with disabilities in our community...
May I congratulate the organisers of the Gisborne Country Music Awards — what an outstanding weekend of music. To all the people behind the scenes and the sponsors, the event wouldn’t be possible without you — so thank you. People came from...
Huge congratulations to the Gisborne Country Music Club who organised the Country Music Awards over anniversary weekend. We had the absolute pleasure of going to the grand final at the War Memorial Theatre on Sunday and were entertained continuously...
Hato Hone St John staff showed incredible resilience during Cyclone Gabrielle. In summing up the year, deputy chief executive (ambulance operations) Dan Ohs said staff were busy in January because of several serious weather events including severe...
Ten new house officers from Aotearoa New Zealand and around the world have joined the team at Gisborne Hospital this month with three more due to start soon. Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti interim hospital lead Bhargav Srinivasan says the staffing figures...
A successful cruise ship season continued to flow when the Silver Whisper and the National Geographic Orion came calling over the weekend. On Saturday, the Whisper had 300-plus passengers come ashore in the tenders and they filled up a lot of space...
The Department of Conservation (DoC) issued a warning at the start of the holiday weeked for people to be cautious around the waters of Māhia Peninsula as the remains of stranded whales and dolphins could attract sharks. A pod of about 45 false...
A car with two people in it left Ormond Road in Mangapapa on Sunday morning, crashed through a fence and came to rest against the porch of a house. It happened at around 6.45am. “It was unclear what caused the vehicle to leave the road,”...
The overnight road resurfacing works on State Highway 2 from Bartletts to Muriwai went well over several nights last week, according to New Zealand Transport Agency/Waka Kotahi. It was scheduled to return from tonight, weather permitting. That...
The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter team ended 2023 with a hectic programme. The 43 missions completed in December was surpassed month-wise only by the 53 flown in February when the region was in a State Of Emergency after Cyclone...
New Zealand Food Safety on Friday lifted the public health warning advising against collecting shellfish on the east coast of the North Island — from Cape Runaway to the Wairoa River mouth. However, the public health warning remained in place for...
Fishers were able to get back out on the water on Friday after a second successive industry test revealing biotoxin levels from the algal bloom that began last October had finally dipped to a safe level, commercial cray fisher Selwyn Ellison said...
MetService is forecasting a mix of weather for the last week of the month, leading into a windy and cool start to February, and has given its outlook for Waitangi Day. The latest MetService note says the mix of weather is due to a low pressure...
An elderly woman critically injured in the crash between a car and a goods truck last week died in hospital on Sunday night. The crash happened at the Back Ormond Road-State Highway 2 T-intersection late Tuesday afternoon. The woman, who was driving...
The big money in the Enterprise Cars Autosure NZ Bay Bonanza fishing competition was shared at the end of what was described as a beautiful final day’s fishing on Sunday. Around 640 anglers onboard 160 boats enjoyed what Gisborne-Tatapouri Sports...
Ratepayers face average rate increases of 11.3 percent, 9.78 percent and 8.41 percent respectively over the next three years.
Dan Maitai takes us on a journey and a nostalgic account of the ‘good ol’ days’ at Huanui Station, East Coast. He chats to journalist Loren Sirl… It was the 1970s and Dan Maitai of Tolaga Bay decided, at the age of 14, he’d had enough of...
Ten-year-old Devansh Ladha shares his snowy wonderland trip — a journey filled with surprises and fun, and a whimsical Carrot Adventure Park.
Enhance your garden with colourful annuals that offer a spectrum of hues and easy-care options for a stunning summer display. One of the best ways to get quick colour into your garden is with flowering annuals. Modern forms of annual plants have...
The extended interview given yesterday by former Cabinet Minister and East Coast MP Kiri Allan makes sad reading and shows again the potential for mental health challenges caused largely by stress on those who have decided on the political life. The...
Life’s full of surprises! Out of the blue comes “A plan to get us moving” (front page Jan 23). And what a surprise; after spending around half a million dollars on building a roundabout to replace the traffic lights at the bridge end of Peel...
Interesting contribution from Simin Williams, who was seriously inconvenienced by a nice but apparently unwelcome lady from Stats NZ. Seems Simin was caught up in a Post Enumeration Survey. I’ve never experienced the thrill of a PES — I actually...
Re: Don’t need more cycleways (Whaea Sue says). The last thing Tuuranga needs is more cycleways and associated M.A.M.I.L.S (Middle Aged Men In Lycra Suits). Be a real man and in your mid-life crisis, get a sports car and drive it like Possum —...
Gwynne Dyer Fascism is on the march everywhere!’ shrieked the headline on a recent think-piece by my least favourite foreign affairs commentator (who must remain nameless because I don’t want to give him any publicity). But articles and op-eds...
Two of New Zealand’s top showjumpers are in town for the Larsen Sawmilling Equestrian Champs, but they’ve not brought their top horses. Instead, Olympian Maurice Beatson (Dannevirke) and FEI World Cup (NZ League) Series winner Brooke Edgecombe...
Surf lifeguards from around the country are at Mount Maunganui this weekend to compete in one of the biggest surf life saving events in the country. The Gisborne clubs will be ready for action. This year, surf lifeguards from 34 clubs, including...
The 33rd Larsen Sawmilling Equestrian Championships got off to a cracking start yesterday morning. Locals to shine early in the main arena were Cindy Kershaw aboard Kiwi Vision who won the open horse 1.15m for horses seven and under and Holly Baines...
Civic-minded 16-and 17-year-olds will remain disenfranchised after the new Government put the kibosh on plans to let them vote in local elections. The plans were warmly welcomed by Wairoa District Council but Local Government Minister Simeon Brown...
Just 399 sheep were sold yesterday at the Matawhero Saleyards, comprising mostly of store ewes suitable for mating. Store lambs are mostly being kept away from auction, due to low prices and good pasture being plentiful. Willows Agriculture Ltd, at...
Registrations continue to be taken for the Beef + Lamb NZ “Wormwise” workshop in Gisborne on the afternoon of February 8. The latest information and research on internal parasite control will be presented, with the workshop facilitated by Greg...
A successful fundraising event hosted recently by Tairāwhiti Multicultural Council (TMC) showcased culinary delights from South America, Asia, Africa and the Pacific. The Food Festival was held at Gisborne Boys’ High School and attracted...
A buzz of excitement is flowing through the fluid power industry with the introduction of a New Zealand Qualifications Authority-approved training programme — the first of its kind in the hydraulics and pneumatic industry. The New Zealand...