Tanith Wirihana Te Waitohioterangi Most Māori perspectives emphasise the symbiotic, interdependent relationship between humans and the environment. The dominant Eurocentric philosophies, which prioritise rationalism and self-interest, frequently...
Re: A car crash that was waiting to happen, January 17. I agree with our editor’s comments in his recent editorial, concerning the Bloomfield Road-Bushmere Road intersection. It appears that our District Council has given up on routine maintenance...
I wish to congratulate the doctors, nurses and staff of Gisborne Hospital who are involved in helping those who are in real need of help. My wife, son and I tested Covid-positive recently and with only one lung these past 14 years, I have to be very...
The run of cruise ship visits to the district continued yesterday when the smaller Star Breeze went to anchor in Tūranganui-a-Kiwa/Poverty Bay on a warm Gisborne day. The ship anchored at around 7.30am after arriving from Napier and sailed again...
The paid lifeguard service on Gisborne, Wainui and Tolaga Bay beaches concludes for the summer today. A 17-strong team of lifeguards have been protecting the public at the patrolled beaches since December 20. They included four lifeguards from the...
Rocket Lab’s first Māhia launch of the year has been postponed. “To allow time for final pre-launch checkouts, and account for an incoming weather system, we are now targeting no earlier than January 27 for the launch,” a statement on X said...
A tenant who stopped paying rent after Cyclone Gabrielle has failed to convince the Tenancy Tribunal the property was uninhabitable. Pirihia Jordon owed his landlord Johan Booyens $991.87 after refusing to pay any further rent for his property in...
When 18-year-old Jacob Riley told his CCS community support coordinator that he wanted to work in a grocery store stocking shelves, it set the ball rolling. Today Jacob is living that dream. He works part-time at Four Square Wainui Road and is...
In commemoration of the one-year anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle’s impact on the Tairāwhiti region, Te Weu Charitable Trust is organising a week-long series of events aimed at reflecting on the past, understanding the present and envisioning...
A small pod of orca came calling in Tūranganui-a-Kiwa/Poverty Bay yesterday, making its way into the inner harbour and attracting plenty of attention. The two adult killer whales and two juveniles swam in the bay for several hours. Surf lifeguards...
The speed limit in parts of the Wairoa township is set to be lowered following Wairoa District Council’s (WDC) adoption of an interim speed management plan last month. With 23 people making submissions, the council table has three speed limit...
Wainui Beach is among the category finalists in The New Zealand Herald Travel section’s annual best beach competition. Wainui has been named among the 10 finalists for best surf beach. The Herald Travel contest features five categories — best...
2024 is going be “our year”, says Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz after announcing a major regional summit bringing together iwi, civic, community and business leaders and senior government ministers.
Māori singer/songwriter Allana Goldsmith (Ngāti Porou and Ngāi Tai) will play her distinctive jazz music at Wrights Winery’s Vino & Vibes on the last weekend of January with British jazz pianist Dr Mark Baynes and percussionist Miguel...
PAULNACHE gallery presents a spliced selection of significant paintings by leading contemporary artist John Walsh and emerging Wairoa-based artist Joanna Abraham Joseph, in response to the dramatic cyclone and climate change events felt around the...
THIS WEEK Build-a-Band Smash Palace every Thursday. Bring your friends along for a friendly jam session. Free, starts at 7pm. Karaoke Expect a fun evening as patrons belt out the tunes. Share your talent with friends at Breakers’ Jandal Bar every...
by Jocelyn Noveck, AP The first Mean Girls, that compulsively watchable high-school-based social satire by Tina Fey, came out in 2004. The Broadway musical opened in 2018. Now it’s 2024, and we have a screen adaptation of the theatre adaptation...
Australian clubs are recognising the raw potential of union players in our own backyard and enticing more of them over the Tasman. Poverty Bay and YMP forward Hayze Nepia will depart New Zealand shores in March after finalising a 12-month contract...
Valerie Grace led the way as Waikohu members made their mark at the 86th Maori National Golf Tournament hosted by Poneke last week. Grace won the 72-hole net title in the golden girls division played on the Te Marua course in Upper Hutt. Her 271...
Paddy Stewart travelled all the way from Gisborne to Christchurch to take part in an invitational tournament . . . and won it. He teamed up with an old Canterbury bowling mate, Kerry Becks, to win the Rawleigh’s Stewart Buttar Invitation Burnside...
Poverty Bay Bowling Club's year got off to a great start with a new format for the Graham Shield Classic Optional Tournament. Fourteen teams of four players entered, so 56 players enjoyed a great atmosphere and good competition on a wonderful summer...
The plot has thickened ahead of Round 4 of the T15 Walker Shield. The plot-twist revolves around Coastal Concrete Old Boys' Rugby — who trailed Bollywood High School Old Boys' Rugby by 118 runs at the end of Day 1, Round 1 in the DJ Barry Cup...
Masters 75 women 500m final 3rd, Diane Reilly: Horouta, 3:23.50; 6th, Kathy Sheldrake: Horouta, 3:37.22. Master 70 men W1 500m Final 10th, Dave Langford: Horouta, 3:09.49; 12th, Val Irwin: Horouta, 3:17.05. Master 70 women W1 500m 2nd, Marianne...
The first political poll of the year has shown growing support for National and new Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, and a slump in support for Labour leader Chris Hipkins. National was on 41 percent support, up from 36.5 percent in a poll by the...
Simin Williams Re: IDF ‘most moral army in the world’, January 17 column. Patrick Cooper asks, “Does the Israeli Defence Force deliberately rape, torture and kill Palestinian civilians”? The answer is a definite yes and much more. These are...
Seeing her club back on the water for the waka ama sprint nationals on Lake Karāpiro this week was an overwhelming sight For Wairoa’s Christina Stockman. Eleven months ago, Cyclone Gabrielle all but destroyed any dreams of competing when...
Rocket Lab’s Māhia spaceport swings into action today with the first of about 20 launches planned for this year. The Four of a Kind mission will deploy four space situational awareness (SSA) satellites for Spire Global’s customer NorthStar...
Overnight resurfacing work at the Wharerātās on State Highway 2 gets under way on Monday. That stretch of road will close each night at 8pm and reopen at 5am each day in time for early commuter traffic to pass through. Subject to the weather, full...
Gisborne District Council and Biosecurity NZ are asking residents to follow “check, clean, dry” guidelines to stop the spread of the invasive freshwater gold clam. GDC liveable communities director Michele Frey says the clam (Corbicul...
Hangaroa, Tiniroto and Ruakituri residents impacted by the closure of Tiniroto Road at the Hangaroa Bluffs after Cyclone Gabrielle will meet Gisborne District Council staff and councillors today from 4pm in the Tiniroto Hall. One of the residents...
As temperatures heat up in the district, the reminder to keep animals — both small and large — hydrated is more important than ever. A recent post on a local social media site highlighting the concern of a horse tethered to a side fence on...
There are just 51 days to go. Relay for Life is back in 2024 and coming up fast on March 9 and 10. From January 30, teams already registered (including members) will be able to select their preferred site. Gisborne-East Coast Cancer Society’s...
Police have made an arrest and charged a man in relation to a serious assault in Māhia during a disorder incident in the early hours of January 1. A 34-year-old man was knocked unconscious and suffered facial injuries after he tried to break up an...