There was a total clearance of the 1487 sheep sold at the weekly sale at the Matawhero saleyards yesterday, where all except 11 sheep in the total yarding were store lambs. The best price of $77 was paid for 30 ram lambs from Raroa Station, at...
The Mayor’s call today for unity around everything we agree on, relationship building and the need to find new ways of thinking and working together is exactly what’s required for our region to overcome the challenges we face, and to help us...
Mayor Rehette Stoltz I want to take this opportunity to wish you and your whānau a blessed, peaceful (and sunny!) Christmas. I do hope that you will have some time off to rest and recharge your battery for 2024. No one can deny that 2023 has been...
Last month the president of COP28 Sultan al-Jaber said there was “no science” saying phasing out fossil fuel was what would keep the world inside 1.5C heating — a blatant attempt to undermine the agenda. More than 2400 fossil-fuel lobbyists...
Tairāwhiti No. 1 William Brown is on a mission to play at the national interprovincials in every New Zealand golf province. And he’s well on track to achieving it. Brown ended his 15th consecutive national tournament yesterday in Wellington and at...
REVIEW A festive environment is the backdrop of the latest murder mystery by Dorothy M Fletcher where the cast of Usual Suspects is a group of carol singers — the Golden Years Fun Club — enjoying the aftermatch party at a winery. In the first...
THE Human Rights Commission has appointed Julia Amua Whaipooti (Ngāti Porou) in the newly established position of tatau urutahi/shared leader. The position is a crucial part of the commission’s commitment to fostering a treaty-based partnership...
Weather is the year’s dirty word in Tairāwhiti — a year which has set a new standard for the word “wet”. As Christmas draws near, residents from East Cape to Wairoa and Napier will be hoping for a dry and sunny spell for the festive season...
by Doug Laing A highway deviation costing about $250 million to bypass the site of a slip that again closed the road between Napier and Wairoa this week is unlikely to be open before 2027. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency estimates it will take three...
The team of paid surf lifeguards to protect the Gisborne and Tolaga Bay beaches on weekdays during the peak of this summer have been selected. The lifeguards will undergo an induction course on December 18 and 19, and then commence work on December...
Gisborne Woodturners Club want to share the Christmas festival spirit with deserving young tamariki who have had a tough time. President Lynne Boulter has started distributing wooden toys made by club members during the year and the first recipient...
Police have arrested a Black Power associate in relation to the October shooting of a rival gang member in Gisborne and seized firearms and ammunition at gang addresses across the city. A police operation targeting firearms and gangs was carried out...
An East Coast man waded into the sea desperately trying to find phone service after his carelessness with a loaded rifle he was not allowed to have seriously wounded his teenaged son. The 16 -year-old is permanently maimed and no longer has one of...
The Christmas spirit ramps up this weekend with the man in red to appear in Wairoa’s Christmas Parade today and at the Grey Street Christmas Festival in Gisborne tomorrow. Wairoa’s parade starts at 2pm this afternoon and the theme is...
SPCA Gisborne centre manager Melissa Bennett started her new role in the midst of a kitten boom and she is loving every minute. “It’s been a busy month but I’ve landed myself in a pretty good team,” she says. “Everyone has a lot of...
A rain-affected playing field will no longer be an issue for sport-loving Kaiti School students. New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) has provided a $35,000 grant towards an all-weather turf at the school. “Having access to an all-weather turf...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon yesterday joined Cyclone Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell and Transport and Local Government Minister Simeon Brown to meet leaders of cyclone and flood-affected regions in Wairoa and the wider Hawke’s Bay. The visit...
Defeat at the hands of Otago dropped Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay down the leaderboard at the women’s national interprovincial this morning. HBPB lost 3-2 to the southerners on the Waikanae course. Gisborne’s Tessa McDonald was among those to lose...
Gwynne Dyer The upside of Elon Musk is that he is a genius who has done useful things for the human race. He brought the idea of electric vehicles from harmless fringe tinkering to commercial mass production, and he may yet bring the cost of space...
Nikara Ross credits her time at Wairoa College for giving her the tools she needed to succeed in the Royal New Zealand Air Force. She spoke to The Gisborne Herald about her globetrotting exploits in the military . . . Former Wairoa College student...
A student with strong links to Gisborne has won a prestigious architecture award for an “aspirational” design project that could, in theory, transform an East Coast sheep and beef farm into an environmental, learning and farming space of the...
Lynn Davies shares her delicious mince pie recipe, crafted with a buttery shortcrust pastry and a luscious filling. Begin the festive season on a fruity note by preparing these delightful mince pies, ensuring that timeless Christmas traditions...
Seven-year-old Viggo Mikkelsen Steele is back in action, bringing you the pulse-pounding excitement of his latest seafaring adventure. Hello, it’s Viggo Mikkelsen Steele again. I am back with more tales from our incredible journey across the seas...
The desert rose, a charming and low-maintenance perennial, withstands drought and heat, flourishing in abundant sunlight. Explore simple tips for cultivating this unique succulent in gardens or pots. The Desert Rose (Adenium obesum) with its...
KICK BOXING East Coast kickboxer Sam “Cowboy” Parkes lost a semifinal bout to the eventual winner of the super-lightweight King in the Ring contest, and is sure of one thing: the weight restriction was five kilograms too light for him. Parkes...
The Olsen-Baker girls are on their way. The multi-talented sisters — Te Uarangi, 25, Te Mai Ora, 23, and Kaipo, 21 — have loved sports all their lives. Two-test Black Fern Kaipo and Te Uarangi are excelling in women’s rugby, and both are in...
Gisborne surf athletes will compete at their first big surf lifesaving carnival of the summer at Whangamatā this weekend. About 20 of them will travel to the Bay of Plenty for the Whangamata Classic, which has attracted a field of 370 competitors...
It’s lonely at the top. It’s lonelier at the bottom. And that is where Tairāwhiti are sitting after suffering a wound-licking loss to Tasman in Round 5 of the men’s national interprovincial on the Paraparaumu Beach course yesterday. For the...
The Gisborne Gladiators stockcar team will race in a big teams event in Palmerston North against nine other teams from around the North Island this weekend. They go into the competition tomorrow night fresh from their convincing victory over the...
A place in Poverty Bay Premier club cricket’s Doleman Cup final is the reward when OBR take on Horouta at Harry Barker Reserve tomorrow. Last year's champions in the 40-overs competition, Bollywood High School Old Boys, are unbeaten and lie in...
Parliament’s call yesterday for urgent steps towards a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war takes our official stance further and probably reflects what a majority of New Zealanders feel. Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters moved that the House...
Re: Raukumara project a case in point, December 5 letter. Thanks Grant — just to clarify, at this stage Recloaking Papatūānuku is looking solely to central government to support the initiative. The focus is on utilising the up to $26 billion New...
Just after World War 2, my home suburb of Bootle in Liverpool had the first Play Street — Beatrice Street. As the internet reveals, these were a product of the Street Playgrounds Act 1938. The aim was to provide safer streets to play in at a time...
Re: Annual longboard contest supports Tauawhi kaupapa, December 6 story. Let’s hope Makorori beach turns it on for the competitors. My only misgiving is the infamous speedo or budgie smugglers contest. Even though I’m not sure of the judging...