More than 10 years after the death of Ronald Russell Allison in a suspicious house fire at Te Karaka, a woman has gone on trial for his murder. Charged last November, the woman’s identity has been kept secret due to an interim suppression order...
The final election result has finally been revealed and Winston Peters is back at the centre of politics, with NZ First’s eight seats needed along with Act’s 11 for National to be able to form the next government. Special votes have once again...
I am appalled that the Mayor and presumably councll thinks ratepayers can accept paying more. This week council has accepted the money offered by government for Gabrielle recovery — and accepted without much quibble that ratepayers will have to...
My wife arrived home yesterday saying she had now “seen it all”. She arrived at the Wi Pere Street roundabout driving towards the Ballance St Village. Across from her was a small orangey-coloured car endeavouring to pass through the roundabout...
Re: Monster tsunami artwork stuff of Hollywood movies, Nov 1 letter. While the artistic impression published in The Gisborne Herald was rightly criticised, the commentary in this letter contains inaccuracies. Gisborne District Council has had...
We, the Poverty Bay Wairoa Women’s Institute, would like to thank The Gisborne Herald, More FM and HB Williams Memorial Library staff for supporting our awareness month. The smiling little faces as they left the library with their decorated jars...
Re: Bevan Moore’s letter of November 2 (Clean-up penalties). I concur with his comments. On a recent trip to the Australian state of Tasmania, my wife and I were greeted throughout our driving holiday with large signs on both the National Highway...
The summer Nipper action starts for the three Gisborne surf lifesaving clubs tomorrow morning when they begin their junior surf programmes. “We can’t wait to see you on the beach on Sunday,” is the message from all three clubs. Kaiaponi Farms...
Cushla Tangaere-Manuel has retained Ikaroa-Rāwhiti after official election results were confirmed yesterday, but she is now the only Labour MP holding one of the seven Māori electorates. The former East Coast Rugby Union chief executive and first...
Muka Tangata, the Workforce Development Council for the food and fibre sector, wants feedback on new, streamlined qualifications for forestry industry workers. The council has been working with industry on a review and development of the full suite...
Life Education Trust is bringing back the Five Buck a Duck Race in Gisborne after a break of almost three years. It will be held at 12.30pm on Saturday, November 18. The race is a game of chance in which numbered yellow plastic ducks are dropped...
by Michaela Gower, Hawke’s Bay Today Police are reviewing whether to continue a “high risk” search for Waikato man Matthew Knight, who went missing in Northern Hawke’s Bay just under a month ago. The 19-year-old was last seen in the...
Gisborne Woodturners Club members are expanding their community activities by making and donating wig stands in support of Look Good Feel Better and Gisborne-East Coast Cancer Society. “This is absolutely fabulous,” said Look Good Feel Better...
Around 10,000 km will be clocked up by a small aluminium boat criss-crossing the waters of Tūranganui-a-Kiwa this month. But the long days on board are all worth it for the crew of Tupaia, who are working hard to paint a picture of the seabed like...
Early last month in the small French town of Le Quesnoy the New Zealand Liberation Museum – Te Arawhata (The Ladder) was officially opened. The museum takes its name from the resourceful way Kiwi soldiers used a ladder to scale the walls of the...
Prime Minister-elect Christopher Luxon says he can now focus on forming a strong and stable government — and he will be doing it negotiating with Winston Peters. “Now we can get cracking,” Luxon told reporters at Parliament an hour after the...
W hen local man Jace Brown hits his first drive at the 2023 Freyberg Masters men’s interprovincial in Gisborne on Monday morning, it will officially start a new era in representative golf. Gone will be Poverty Bay-East Coast from the home team’s...
There was a total of 674 sheep sent for sale yesterday at the Matawhero saleyards and the yarding consisted mainly of old season prime lambs and new season store lambs. The consignment of 382 store, freshly weaned, black face lambs from Kainga Farm...
The NZ Farm Environment Trust in association with Beef + Lamb New Zealand will stage a ‘Farming for the Future’ seminar’ in Gisborne on Monday, entitled ‘A celebration of sustainability.’ It will be an evening of conversation and...
Lily Arnold sets out on her big adventure on Tuesday. She leaves Gisborne to compete for New Zealand at the World Trampoline Championships in Birmingham, England. The event will be held at the Utilita Arena Birmingham from Thursday, November 9, to...
Gisborne Club Darts Association Tuesday night league — INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS 180s: K Arahanga 3, A Charlie 2 (RSA Stallions); T Eyles, P Stewart (RSA Gunz); H Eyles 2, A Kaiwai, J Horua (2NZEF TAO Vikings); TK Kaio (Cossie Done & Dusted); Q...
Discovering sexually explicit pictures of his previous girlfriend on her partner’s phone angered a woman so much that she posted them to several online sites. The offending continued even after police had charged her for it, Gisborne District...
Musician and teacher Waiora Paul-Utiera takes time out of School of Rock rehearsals to chat to Loren Sirl about his role as musical director of the show. Bringing a production to life from words on paper is a “thrilling thing to witness”, says...
Connecting food growers, producers and vendors to local community groups to redistribute rescued food to those in need is at the heart of Gizzy Kai Rescue. Gillian Cowperthwaite talks to the founders. The Gisborne not-for-profit food rescue...
Jack Marshall There’s a saying that holds true: if it ain’t measured, it ain’t managed. Those who follow national news may have noticed that Wellington has recently imposed level-one water restrictions despite the torrential downpours. What?...
Summer Favourites by Vanya Insull offers classic Kiwi recipes, but with a summery, lighter feel. Featuring more than 70 recipes that you will turn to again and again, the book is destined to be one of your most well-thumbed cookbooks, with dishes to...
Feel the Heat! If you’re a fan of spicy flavours, consider cultivating your own chilli peppers, ranging from mild to mouth-burning varieties. Wear gloves when planting seeds and wash hands carefully after handling, as capsaicin can irritate eyes...
Loren Sirl takes us on her nostalgic journey as a house-sitter, at a time when the practice was far from popular, contrasting it with the trendy and sustainable lifestyle it has become today. Before it became popular, cool and ‘vibey’, I was...
There will be fireworks on the track in the streetstock champion of champions and fireworks off it when Gisborne Speedway Club holds its traditional Guy Fawkes meeting tomorrow night. To add to the action, the New Zealand Sidecars Grand Prix title...
The New Zealand Heartland XV put on a show worthy of the picturesque mountain range backdrop at Methven Rugby Club in beating Canterbury Development 43-17 on Wednesday afternoon. It was the first of two games for the Heartland team who are selected...
Round 1 was a great one for club cricket’s old hands. But a week on, Breakers Horouta Te Waka will be hoping they can bounce back from their 156-run loss to Doleman Cup Premier Grade champions Bollywood High School Old Boys against a young...
It will be very fast and very hard. Tomorrow the second Super 8 Schools seven-a-side rugby tournament will be held at Rotorua Boys’ High School, and in terms of athleticism, flair and skill, not much tops it. Though no Gisborne Boys’ High School...
Much of our public service structure is not fit for purpose and this compounds a wider malaise of low productivity in our economy, Rob Campbell writes in a recent opinion piece in the Post. The former chair of Te Whatu Ora - Health NZ — who has an...
Re: Meng Foon’s seawall. Bevan, while you may be right about the need for less red tape (October 31 letter), the fact of the matter is Meng Foon thought he could just do as he pleased and get away with it. While you say this is not much different...