Surf lifeguards got involved late last Friday afternoon after a jet ski sucked a tow rope into its water intake, flipping the riders off the sea biscuit it was towing. The paid lifeguards at Waikanae had finished their patrol that evening when they...

Latest water quality test results from Land Air Water Aotearoa (LAWA) indicate most of the region’s beaches, rivers and streams are suitable for swimming and bathing. The water quality is tested regularly at more than 30 popular local swimming...

Bluebottle jellyfish have turned up at some beaches around the country since early December, but so far so good when it comes to them arriving on Tairāwhiti beaches. In other parts of New Zealand like the west coast of Auckland, Raglan and Nelson...

Tūtira Regional Park reopened in time for Christmas after being closed for 11 months for repairs following Cyclone Gabrielle. Hawke’s Bay Regional Council regional park planner Bart Leslie said the cyclone’s impact and subsequent wet weather...

A loud bang on Tuesday night woke residents at a house in Roebuck Road and they got up to find their home filled with smoke and a fire starting. Fire and Emergency NZ sent two crews to the property, between Williams and Root streets at around...

Medicinal cannabis grown here will this year be exported to the United Kingdom. Gisborne and Ruatoria-based Rua Bioscience has signed a two-year distribution agreement with UK pharmaceutical distributor Target Healthcare. “This agreement marks...

The sun blazed down on Māhia this week as appreciative day-trippers and holidaymakers from Hawke’s Bay, Tauranga and Auckland enjoyed the beaches, leisurely days and the sights of their children enjoying a typical Kiwi summer holiday. Havelock...

An average of 58 sheep an hour easily overtakes Silcock’s tally set just a few days before.

Gisborne residents and visitors to the region now have the opportunity to see a selection of the best works from Toihoukura — School of Māori Visual Arts in an exhibition at Tairāwhiti Museum. Named Uruhau — the exhibition is a celebration of...

The weekend is shaping up to be a goodie with a smorgasbord of local bands serving up a feast of classic rock called Summer Soundscape at Smash Palace on Saturday. Event organiser and musician Vincent Hogan said people could expect a diverse range...

THIS COMING WEEK Build-a-Band Smash Palace every Thursday. Bring your friends along for a friendly jam session. Karaoke Expect a fun evening as patrons belt out the tunes. Share your talent with friends at Breakers’ Jandal Bar every Friday night...

It’s perhaps appropriate that the latest Aquaman movie is about a lost kingdom. In many ways, this mini-franchise is just that, a Jason Momoa kingdom that could just quietly sink below the cinematic waves. At least Momoa is going out swinging in...

The world record attempt today by Matawai farmer and shearer Catherine Mullooly near Te Kuiti got tougher at the weekend after farmer-turned-shearer Amy Silcock smashed the record near Pahīatua on Sunday. Shearing under the watch of four World...

The McNeil family from Puketoro Station enjoyed a total clearance in their eighth annual on-farm sale yesterday, which drew a big crowd of would-be buyers and supporters. They put up 6000 head of sheep, 700 15-month-old steers and 39 cows with...

The district council’s noise control service responded to 82 complaints over the festive season from December 25 to January 5. Monitoring and compliance team leader Kate Sykes said 25 excessive noise directives were issued to properties and three...

Interest in working with young people piqued when at Te Waharoa Mental health nurse Gavin Smith is a well-known face in mental health services having worked for two decades in the community and at Gisborne Hospital. Mr Smith has moved to Infant...

Māhia space port owner Rocket Lab has announced details of its first launch of the year and a new deal that sees the United States-based company become the “prime” builder of US defence satellites. In a move likely to be controversial here, the...

A new invasive pest could pose a threat to power generation at Lake Waikaremoana. Genesis Energy Limited says it is concerned about the impact freshwater gold clams could have on generation due to fouling up of intakes and pipework, as evidenced...

Bonanza expected to pull record boat numbers Record prize funding and impressive recent catches are expected to reel in record entry numbers for the 40th annual Enterprise Motor Group and Autosure NZ Bay Bonanza competition at the end of the month...

Horouta Waka Hoe members turned up at the Marina on Sunday morning to find two of their six-person W6 FAI craft damaged. One of these is a write-off. Club chairman Walton Walker said overnight Saturday/Sunday “some idiot rammed one of the craft...

by Jack Ward, Wairoa Star A century of family history went up in flames south of Wairoa on Monday morning. Shortly before 9am, Wairoa Fire and Emergency was called to Poututu Station 10 to 15 kilometres south of the town to battle a blaze that had...

Council ‘well within its powers’ in rates decision for forest: judge

John Gisby won his 40th title at the National Surfing Championships at Dunedin’s St Clair Beach this week . . . 40 years after winning his first.

Bowlers, batsmen and fielders all equally desperate: such is T15 cricket. Round 3 of the T15 Premier Grade Walker Shield has Bollywood High School Old Boys, Coastal Concrete Old Boys Rugby, Breakers Horouta Te Waka and Gisborne Boys’ High School...

After winning nationals over-70s division, Gisby said: “I’m feeling so fit, and paddle-fit . . . I’m going to keep going”.

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