A surprising op-ed duo of former prime minister Helen Clark (1999-2008) and her once political opponent Don Brash (2003-2006 National Party leader) appeared in the NZ Herald on Tuesday, urging the Government not to join the Aukus security pact...
Gwynne Dyer Coming up to the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, things aren’t looking bright for the Ukrainians. Their vaunted summer offensive sputtered out with almost no gains. Russia’s winter offensive is...
Re: Tairāwhiti Moves, inner city transport plans/Grey Street redesign. I read with concern the Tairāwhiti Moves plan put forward to council. At the same time we are reading daily the issues and huge expense such plans are having in Auckland, with...
Re the modes of moving nonsense . . . I would seriously suggest that another roundabout is needed to solve a now very-congested intersection. I refer to the Peel Street-Childers Road intersection. This has become a nightmare to negotiate safely, as...
In Jason Heale’s column “Our character deficit . . .”, he cites incidents of politicians and relatively rich businesspeople letting the masses down and, therefore, not to be trusted. He also pontificates by paraphrasing definitions from a book...
The widespread cyclone devastation that ripped through the Gisborne and wider communities is still being felt a year on as the recovery continues. But for a group of Te Wharau School senior students yesterday, it was all about fun and participation...
Patutahi Cheryl Te Rito completed a weekend victory double at Patutahi’s Open Opening Day tournament on Sunday. Fresh from winning the Canadian foursomes stableford at her home Waikohu club’s opening day on Saturday, she repeated the effort —...
Nick Greeks is loving his cricket at the moment and rightly so. The Coastal Concrete Old Boys Rugby all-rounder, who — hampered by an injury to his left ankle — got through to Christmas on courage before stepping down as captain, took 10 wickets...
The maiden visit of cruise ship Silver Shadow to Gisborne on Tuesday was affected by swell in Tūranganui-a-Kiwa/Poverty Bay. “Tendering of passengers did not start until around midday and the early excursions planned were cancelled because of...
Gisborne-based fruit marketer First Fresh hosted its annual Freshies grower awards night and the Supreme Award winners were Ormond couple Charlie and Vivienne Mills. The awards acknowledge those who achieve the most outstanding performance across...
A major aerial mapping project is under way to gather information on the region’s underground water resources. The project is being carried out by Aqua Intel Aotearoa (a partnership between GNS Science and Kānoa, funded by the Provincial Growth...
by Zita Campbell Plans to build a 20-metre-high Buddhist monument in Gisborne have been marked as auspicious by a highly-ranked monk. His Holiness Kenting Tai Situ Rinpoche, a lama of The Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, has appointed the stupa. As...
It was an emotional and beautiful morning in Te Karaka yesterday as over 150 people gathered for the karakia to acknowledge the year since Cyclone Gabrielle hit the region. Residents from Te Karaka, Puha, Whatatutu, and Branson and Lavenham roads...
Deputy Mayor Josh Wharehinga summed up his experience of Cyclone Gabrielle a year after it struck in one word . . . “unreal”. “Unreal is what I think about what we went through last year.” He was one of several Gisborne district councillors...
Relationships were vital to the region getting through Cyclone Gabrielle this time last year, says area police commander Acting-Inspector Danny Kirk. Tairāwhiti Police have valuable mutually supportive partnerships which enable them to come...
A year on from Cyclone Gabrielle and the New Zealand Red Cross says all funds from the New Zealand Disaster Fund has been allocated across affected areas. Including interest earned, a total of $28.5 million has been committed to programmes...
A Gisborne city centre building is up for sale, with its well-read tenant on the move to new premises. Muirs Bookshop co-owner Kim Pittar said the bookshop would continue at a new location. “We are taking this opportunity of this building going up...
The sun shone over the hills as karakia rang through the air in Gisborne yesterday morning to acknowledge a year since Cyclone Gabrielle struck Tairāwhiti.
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Re: East Coast shoreline carved away, February 9 story. I have to ask, who is paying for professor Murray Ford and his team to study the erosion at the north end of Mahanga Beach? I hope it’s not Hawke’s Bay Region Council. Also a question for...
Well, I was looking out my window last night and what a vast difference it was a year ago when Cyclone Gabrielle was bearing down on our region. Rain and strong winds arrived on February 13th and lashed us all that night. When dawn broke the next...
Re: Offering simplistic solutions . . . February 2 column. Lara Meyer wrote that populism refers to leaders who use acts of cynicism and dishonesty to pit one group of citizens against another, and that such leaders offer simplistic solutions to...
Results from Day 2 of the Larsen Sawmilling Equestrian Championships (competitors from Gisborne unless otherwise stated) — JUMPING — Dunstan Horse Feeds Amateur Rider Series 1.10m-1.20m Art 238.2: Sofie Gaddum, Sentra, 1; Cindy Kershaw, Kiwi...
Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union has experienced a surge of interest in the women’s game, resulting in the formation of the inaugural women’s club competition this year. And as playing numbers grow, it is also hoped to get more women blowing the...
A year ago today we woke to the new reality of what Cyclone Gabrielle had wrought the previous day and overnight — although that reality took days to emerge from the water and a communication blackout. It was a storm of huge intensity, with high...
by Simin Williams I thought it might be useful to bring to the attention of Wendy Linton, Ron Taylor and others complaining about various potholes, that the language they use to elicit some remedial action from the council is obsolete and won’t...
The monthly cattle fair at the Matawhero saleyards yesterday attracted a total yarding of 850 head and there was a total clearance. These 32 fat two-and-a-half year steers from Rakopu Farms Ltd at Tolaga Bay sold for $1850. They weighed 560kg...
Gold Creek Simmentals have invested in some new genetics for their Te Karaka stud with the purchase of Woonallee Tavern T578 PP, a Black Simmental, for $35,000. The bull was bought from Woonallee Simmentals in Furner, South Australia. “We have...
The Poverty Bay Centre’s dog trial season started well at Ngatapa on Friday and Saturday, and for Tolaga Bay’s Leo Edginton particularly, it was a strong start to the season. Leo and his dog Larry won the short head and yard with a score of 95...
by Kate Green, RNZ Gisborne horticulture business LeaderBrand has become the first in the country to trial new electric harvesting equipment. A battery-powered harvester and a pair of moving platforms are the latest step in the company’s push for...
What does sustainable land use for Tairawhiti look like? Creatives and researchers collaborated on exhibition pieces to find out. Te Weu Charitable Trust, alongside Toi Āria, a centre for social impact design at Massey University, brought together...
Eagle-eyed East Coast residents spotted a bird of a different feather as the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter carried out its week of life-saving missions. Over the past few days the team’s usual white BK-117 helicopter (ZK-HNP) was...