MONDAY, November 27 — Bayleys Closing Night North/South East/West Elizabeth Jackson, Carolyn McMurray 67.01 Hans van der Kuijl, Katrine Matthews 58.73 John Hudson, Vicki Taylor 59.72 Raewynne Cook, Anne Roberts 55.16 Bette Parker, Patricia Corson...
Parliament reopened yesterday with calls to honour te Tiriti reverberating from a short but effective “National Māori Action Day”, led by Te Pāti Māori and iwi to challenge the new Government over its policies on the Treaty, co-governance and...
Mason Ball With the passing of Norman Maclean we have lost one of our elders. This is a man who shaped lives, and shaped his own in a remarkable way. I was fortunate to have grown up with Norman as a family friend. He was an individual who was an...
Certain people (not mentioning any names) get all twitchy at the mention of “forestry slash” in the context of the rubbish accumulating on Gisborne’s beaches. They might deny that it is in fact slash, or they might say they can only see the...
While I have the greatest respect for both Simin and Clive, not to mention a couple of our other locals and their discourse and debate on the Gaza war, the “tugs of war” between those correspondents do not advance solutions. When our...
National’s Dana Kirkpatrick, sworn in yesterday as the new MP for East Coast, is working on her maiden speech. But there is no urgency. Like her Labour colleague, the Ikaroa-Rawhiti MP Cushla Tangaere-Manuel, Ms Kirkpatrick has asked to deliver...
The storm-ravaged East Coast is home for MP Cushla Tangaere-Manuel, so she is well suited to her new portfolios. The newly-elected MP for Ikaroa-Rawhiti is Labour’s spokesperson for tourism and hospitality, forestry and cyclone recovery. Ms...
Kai and connection was the flavour of the day when 50 “frock stars” from the Frocks On Friday (FOF) campaign were treated to a lunch hosted by Tairāwhiti Multicultural Council and Bollywood Indian Restaurant. The Multicultural Frocks On Friday...
by Ben Chapman-Smith, Federated Farmers Gisborne shearer Jodiesha Kirkpatrick reached her impressive 200-lamb tally in November while shearing on Toby and Amelia Williams Pihitia Station at Whangara. While most teenagers are winding down for...
There are 43 active cases of Covid-19 in Tairāwhiti (as at midnight, Sunday) which is down from 69 cases at the same time last week. Official Te Whatu Ora figures show 3569 active cases across the country, well down from 6793 last week. Total cases...
by Jack Ward Be kind to others, show people closest to you that you care and seek help if needed. That was the message from clinical psychologists Nigel Latta and Natalie Flynn when they visited Wairoa, after a request from Nūhaka School principal...
Another day . . . another rain event. Wash, rinse and repeat but no dry cycle as the Gisborne-East Coast district remains saturated after the latest weather. Gisborne District Council’s rain gauge network shows the heaviest falls over the past...
The stress of “consultation fatigue” is being felt by tangata whenua, according to two Māori ward councillors who have spoken out at recent meetings. At a Sustainable Tairāwhiti meeting last week, the phenomenon was identified in a progress...
Police have an investigation under way after a man was fatally shot while hunting in the Te Urewera Ranges near Ruatahuna last Friday morning. They responded to the incident after a personal locator beacon was activated on the Te Urewera Ranges at...
Most of the $73,500 fine a forestry company has been ordered by a court to pay Gisborne District Council for environmental offending will be gobbled up by the cost of the prosecution itself. Forwood Forest Management Limited was sentenced last...
Another 23 New Zealand citizens were officially welcomed this week by Mayor Rehette Stoltz at a ceremony at Gisborne District Council. Pictured with the Mayor are Frank Andrew Bode of Australia, Alfred Alexander Britain and Frances Miriam Watling...
The ninth annual Tauawhi No-Violence Longboard Classic will be held at Makorori Beach this Saturday. The event is the brainchild of Tauawhi trustee and president of the Moananui Longriders, Ian “Moti” Procter, who saw a fun, charity surf event...
March part of a nationwide action day to show Māori will not just stand by and let the Treaty of Waitangi be dishonoured.
Tairāwhti’s first national men’s interprovincial tie under its new association name proved a tight one in Round 1 of the 2023 champs at Paraparaumu Beach golf course this morning. Tairāwhiti were beaten 3-2 by Manawatū Wanganui in the...
Eastand Port had a solid month of shipping in November with 10 log ships taking away 240,000 tonnes of logs. “We’ve already had two log ships in this month, giving us a good headstart, with seven more hopefully before New Year,” a port...
Drainage and flooding issues in Nūhaka village need a collaborative response and Wairoa District Council and Hawke’ Bay Regional Council say they are committed to finding solutions. The two authorities recently met with around 100 local people...
James Moore will turn 14 just before Christmas but this year he decided someone else should get the presents. When most people were relaxing on Saturday morning, James was writing a Christmas card and raiding his pocket money to buy chocolates for...
Conservationists working in the Maungataniwha Native Forest, near Wairoa, say “weird” kiwi nesting behaviour in the summer of 2022/2023 is repeating this year. There was an unusually high number of third clutch eggs last year, while this year...
A workshop before the official start of this week’s COP28 climate summit in Dubai was devoted to Just Transition pathways. More than 130 parties and observers took part in the workshop. The work programme on Just Transition pathways, which was...
Gisborne’s Nathan Trowell has been selected for the New Zealand indoor bowls team — “the Mat Blacks” — to play Australia at Pukekohe in May next year. Trowell is one of seven new caps in the seven-man/seven-woman team named for the 25th...
The New Zealand Blacks Fins, captained by Gisborne’s Chris Dawson, had an incredible showing at the International German Cup, breaking eight New Zealand records. The two-day pool rescue competition in Germany last month is an annual event that...
Nothing elevates the level of excitement in a cricket match quite like a duel between all-rounders. Ethan Ngarangione-Pearson’s unbeaten 110 for Breakers Horouta Te Waka and Seb Wilson’s 101 for Gisborne Boys’ High School (2) marked their...
After something of a “moving in” weekend, Parliament formally reopens today with the new Government preparing a hectic legislative programme for the rest of the year. The new Cabinet spent last week in what Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has...
With regard to the Weekender, December 2: In 10 years it will be too late. An excellent article with worthwhile and thoughtful quotes from Dame Anne Salmond, Manu Caddie, Sam Gibson, Rangi Ahipene and Rob Morrison. It’s great that an organisation...
Re: Magic mushrooms, Dec 2 letter. The Tū Wairua clinical trials using taonga provided by the atua and used by our tipuna are connected to a growing body of international evidence about potential benefits. Our marae whānau are very interested in...
The passing of Norman Maclean, a remarkable man, is such sad news. Norman, you inspired so many people here in Gisborne — as a teacher, an artist, a director, and acting in drama productions mainly for Unity Theatre. Many couples were married by...
Re: Not just a forestry problem, December 2 letter. I totally accept Karl’s point that woody debris coming down the rivers is not all from forests; some of it naturally originates from riparian vegetation. But I can assign no blame nor offer any...
Re maximum age for voting, December 1. Mr Roderick, your hypocrisy is gobsmacking on so many levels. Since 1893 every adult in New Zealand has been able to vote. Now, you’re the one wanting to take us back to (“the good old days”) where...
Re: Need to unite, not divide — November 30. I take issue with Clive Bibby’s phrase of “hope that there is less emphasis on ‘indigenous’ values when presenting this message to the world audience” — regarding the serious problems that...