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...
Summer camping is gathering momentum around the district as the holiday period and peak summer approaches. Gisborne District Council has reminded campers to provide the number of people staying at camp sites. “If you’re planning a camping trip...
People packing up and heading away for the Christmas and New Year period have been reminded to ensure any firearms are kept safe while they are on holiday. “Getting ready to head away for holidays can be a stressful time,” said Te Tari Pūreke...
St John Ambulance staff checked over the occupants of two cars that collided in the city yesterday morning. No one was significantly injured in the crash. It happened at the Gladstone Road-Desmond Road corner at around 8.50am. It was reported as...
Stricken solo yachtsman Seth van Mechelen has an eye on the weather as he prepares to sail away from Gisborne early next week. The 21-year-old battled five-metre swells and strong winds when he and his boat Luna hit the southerly storm that lashed...
The Gizzy Monthly Market Christmas series kicks off this Saturday at Marina Park. Sixty stalls will be set up for the four-hour event which starts at 9am. “Come and support our local creators and their amazing products by joining us at our first...
The Silver Muse will be the next cruise ship to visit Gisborne and, weather permitting, the Silversea Cruises ship will go to anchor in Tūranganui-a-Kiwa/Poverty Bay at about 10am on Monday. The ship arrives from Tauranga and will sail for Napier...
A central city drop-in immunisation clinic is making it easier for parents and caregivers to catch up on their children’s immunisations. Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti’s Well Child Service has opened a drop-in immunisation clinic at 295 Palmerston...