Obituary: Don “Cougar” MacDonald The flanker everyone called Cougar was only 21 years old when he captained the Pirates premier side to victory over High School Old Boys at Barry Park in April 1952 in the club’s first ever match. Don...
Poverty Bay Tene Goldsmith is heading into the “Goldie” months — the summer period when his low-trajectory driving earns maximum distance. And with that comes the prospect of the 76-year-old adding to his list of “age-breaking” rounds...
A hangover in our electoral law from pre-MMP days, when winning an electorate seat was the only way to get into Parliament, has come in to play with the death of Act’s candidate in Port Waikato. Only party votes will count for its voters in the...
by Clive Bibby Even the worst performing democracies of the world, when confronted with freedoms under threat, usually react decisively to the truth being told. Clive Bibby In that context, it is very sobering to note the mood for change that is...
It has now become clear that landlords will receive over $6000 a year in tax cuts for every house they rent out. Some landlords own over 200 houses. I know they provide housing for people and some people prefer to rent. However, I am less than happy...
New Zealand’s problem has been that we fail to see some long-term spending as an effective use of taxpayer money. Money spent on increasing incomes, building houses, education, vocational training, tertiary education, primary healthcare, science...
Women’s Institute members here will be out recruiting next week as part of the organisation’s awareness month. “We began in 1921 and have remained relevant for women in town and country communities since then,” Poverty Bay-Wairoa branch...
Daily closures will be in place for a section of the Waioeka Gorge to allow critical road resealing to take place from next Wednesday. When work starts, the road will be closed from Waioeka Pa Road to Matawai between 7am and 5pm each weekday for...
By Diana Dobson If there’s horsey stuff to get done at the Poverty Bay A&P Spring Show, chances are it will fall to horse steward Ange Dolman. Her phone runs hot heading into and during the popular annual event — from rider queries to...
The Gisborne Herald’s Goss Community press is on its way across The Ditch to Victoria. The man in charge of the sale, deconstruction and transporting of the press is Melbourne-based Global Press Technologies owner Andy Stephens, who actually sold...
A group of climate change and land use researchers in Tairāwhiti is welcoming a new report released today by the Ministry for the Environment assessing atmosphere and climate indicators data recently released by Stats NZ. “It is really useful to...
A woman was transported to Gisborne Hospital with minor injuries after two vehicles collided at the corner of Hansen/Tucker/Haisman and Nelson roads at Makauri yesterday morning. The crash involved a ute and a car and happened at around 8.40am. An...
The five performances of Whakapaupakihi, the feature event of this year’s Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival, have sold out. The musical, all in te reo, was written and composed by the Tuari siblings. It is on at the War Memorial Theatre tomorrow...
The jobs of Gisborne’s air traffic controllers have been saved, following an assessment of staffed services here. In 2020, national air traffic control provider Airways New Zealand announced an intention to change or withdraw air traffic control...
Voters and A&P Show-goers alike should be pleased the weather outlook for Gisborne is good for tomorrow and Saturday. Both the election and gate figures of the Show rely on clear weather for the best turnout, as has been shown from the figures...
In the wake of the cryptosporidium outbreak in Queenstown, Gisborne District Council has put out information about how the city’s water is treated to keep us safe from bugs. “We’re a big tick on that one,” the council said in an online...
It took about 30 years for Waipaoa water treatment plant to have its busiest year to date, and that turned out to be this year of extreme weather events. Built on the outskirts of Gisborne following Cyclone Bola in 1988, the small plant was only...
Te Whakaruruhau Kōhanga Reo is thriving as they mark their 40th year in operation. Those who have attended or have had a relationship with the kōhanga reo on Tyndall Road celebrated the milestone on Tuesday with other kura kaupapa and kōhang...
A Gisborne man has gone from down and out to the top of the world in the sport of armwrestling.
Gisborne director Belinda Campbell is loving working with the predominantly young cast in the upcoming musical of School of Rock. “It’s a massive undertaking because we’ve got these kids who not are only singing, dancing and acting, but also...
A collective of Tairāwhiti artists are to showcase their works at a prestigious event in Italy. The XIV edition of the Florence Biennale International Exhibition of Contemporary Art and Design will include the works of 10 Te Tairāwhiti artists. An...
Lego Master finalist, entertainer, entrepreneur and Gisborne man Jonathan Samson, 46, will be an artist in residence at the HB Williams Memorial Library until November 4. Jono’s going to build a Lego replica of the library in-house — and people...
“A quiet, direct and introspective meditation on Light” is how contemporary composer Morten Lauridsen describes Lux Aeterna, the feature of the Choral Society’s concert in St Andrew’s church on Labour Day afternoon. The title means eternal...
This Week Build-a-band Every Thursday night at Smash Palace, from 7-11pm. Motivate your muso mates or just turn up — everything’s set up and ready to go. Let’s jam ! Free entry. Karaoke Friday October 13 at Breakers’ Jandal Bar. Jordan Luck...
For the second year in a row Steampunk and murder collide on Gisborne’s historic Wa165 steam train. Steampunk Shenanigans, a murder mystery play, returns to Gisborne during Labour Weekend on Sunday October 22. Participants are encouraged to get...
The artificial intelligence in Gareth Edwards’ The Creator, a visually magnificent epic, is not the AI making headlines at the moment. This is AI in the classic sci-fi mould — the Roy Battys of Blade Runner, the Avas of Ex Machina, the ones...
Odeon Multiplex ■ Anatomy of a Fall French film in which a woman is a suspect in the death of her husband, and their blind son is a “witness”. ■ Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Concert movie of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. Taylor Swift...
The men organising the first reunion of freezing workers who worked at Gisborne Refrigerating Company (GRC) have wanted to do it for decades and say it’s long overdue. Doug Symes, Robbie Blair and Wayne Tautau have planned a reunion to take place...
Tairāwhiti’s five-year wait for a gambling harm service could finally be about to end under a national procurement strategy. The district has not had a government-funded problem gambling service since September 2018 when former provider Te Ar...
by Lane Nichols, NZ Herald Grieving relatives of a forestry worker killed in a Gisborne logging accident are furious to learn no one will face prosecution in connection with his death, describing the decision as “bloody wrong”. WorkSafe says key...
Community spirit helped the Brightwell whānau back into their whare after Cyclone Gabrielle. Matahi and Raipoia Brightwell were lost for words when their Marian Drive house was ruined. But after receiving support from many different people and...
Gisborne can once again lay claim to being the home of New Zealand bubbles, with Gisborne grapes behind another champion tipple in the New World Wine awards. Gisborne-grown Verde Brut took the Champion Bubbles prize, alongside New Zealand’s most...
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation union has gone to the Employment Relations Authority in support of Gisborne Hospital Ward 5 nurse Christine Warrander after hospital managers threatened possible disciplinary action over a social media post...
The start of seasonal camping in Tairāwhiti opens on Labour Weekend, Saturday October 21, with Pouawa and Turihaua Beach confirmed as being open for campers. Gisborne District Council liveable communities director Michele Frey said conversations...