In what is becoming something of a cliche, the battered Tairawhiti district seems to have dodged a bullet from yet another heavy rain event over the past 48 hours. The latest storm was centred more on the long-suffering East Coast, although there...
Maryanne Spurdle, Maxim Institute researcher We’re in that season where political parties constantly roll out policies that reflect their vision for New Zealand. This close to the election, few ideas remain unclaimed, but here’s one that’s...
Why is the Gisborne District Council using bolt guns to euthanise dogs at their pound? (Beloved family dog killed by Gisborne District Council, Stuff. co. nz, 25th September). Sarge the dog was allegedly killed by a bolt gun after being mistakenly...
Fighting climate change is vital for a sustainable economy. The vast majority (97 percent) of climate scientists agree that humans are causing global warming and climate change. And despite much of the misinformation published here, the Greens are...
The oldest building at Scott Base, a hut built by a Sir Edmund Hillary-led team, is visiting Gisborne in virtual reality form. The Antarctic Heritage Trust’s roadshow arrived in town yesterday, and it will be at the HB Williams Memorial Library...
The owners of a dog put down in error by Gisborne District Council have broken their silence, saying they are “beyond devastated”. On Friday, family pet Sarge was taken to the pound by a council animal control officer before being killed later...
No Gisborne deaths have been recorded in the latest Covid-19 update from Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti, but there are 17 active cases. That takes the total number of Tairāwhiti cases to 2561, up until midnight on Sunday. Across the country there are...
The risks associated with using the Parikanapa Road as an alternative to the Tiniroto Road were highlighted on Friday when this metal truck slewed off the road. A resident in that area who sent in the photographs said the truck and trailer went...
The chairman of Gisborne District Council’s commercial arm wants to hear public views on whether to sell off its main asset, Tauwhareparae Farms. Gisborne Holdings Ltd board chair John Rae is encouraging the community to go to tomorrow’s annual...
Electors wanting to vote in this year’s general election can do so from Monday. Voting ends at 7pm on election day, Saturday October 14. “Voting places will be open before election day in convenient locations including shopping areas, transport...
The police inquiry into the “unexplained” death of a Mahia man in early July has now been put in the hands of the Coroner. He was found deceased at an address on Kaiwaitau Road in Mahia on Thursday, July 6, after police were called to the home...
Te Whānau a Apanui and the Crown have initialled a deed of settlement in recognition of their historical Treaty of Waitangi claims. Te Whānau a Apanui have 12 hapū and a population of approximately 13,000 people, with its area of interest being...
The district had another close call as a subtropical hosing over the past few days pushed the region close to the edge of serious flooding. Inland hill country, the Raukumara Ranges and East Cape area suffered the heaviest downpours, with one...
A residence in De Lautour Road in Kaiti was severely damaged by fire yesterday morning and the woman living there suffered smoke inhalation. Fire and Emergency NZ sent two appliances to the property at around 8.30am. Police and St John were also...
A rare outbreak of the potentially-fatal typhoid fever has been confirmed in Tairāwhiti. Responding to a query from The Gisborne Herald, Te Whatu Ora - Health NZ confirmed six cases of typhoid have been identified in a team of rural workers in...
A cash-strapped and disgraced former Gisborne lawyer has been ordered to pay costs associated with his failed bid to be reinstated to the profession. Christopher Manson Twigley must pay the New Zealand Law Society $3000 towards the $18,000 worth of...
A case of mistaken identity has resulted in a Gisborne dog being put down in error by the district council, which has apologised “unreservedly” for the mistake.
The stars aligned on Saturday night for a lucky Gisborne Lotto player as they shared the First Division prize with a player from Christchurch. Each will pocket $500,000. The Gisborne winning ticket was sold at Ballance Street Bookshop. A shop...
Space company Rocket Lab says all safety precautions worked as designed during the loss of a mission shortly after lift-off from its Māhia space port. The September 19 mission was lost when an issue was experienced at around T+2 minutes and 30...
Surf Life Saving New Zealand handed out its annual national Awards of Excellence at Te Papa in Wellington on Saturday night and Australia-based Gisborne clubbie Cory Taylor shared one of the major gongs. Taylor, a member of Dawson Building Midway...
“Goody bags” prepared for people affected by Cyclone Gabrielle have been taken from the workshop where they were stored. The last 42 of 101 bags filled with grocery treats had been stored in a shed in the industrial subdivision, ready for...
Torrential rain like Cyclone Gabrielle fell across the district in the past two days, causing widespread surface flooding and rivers to rise to warning levels. The downpour on Sunday night overloaded the capabilities of the city’s sewerage system...
Gisborne’s road to recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle will take years but there are positive signs of progress, says former Prime Minister Sir Bill English Speaking from Wellington following a recent visit to Gisborne, Sir Bill, who was the Minister...
Gisborne residents living in retirement villages have been asked to help put an end to “unfair” practices that in some cases involve some operators around New Zealand still collecting fees even when residents have died. As part of a government...
The driver of one car involved in a two- car crash at the corner of Peel Street and Childers Road late on Saturday afternoon was checked over by ambulance officers. An emergency services spokesman said the other vehicle involved had left the scene...
Alzheimers Gisborne Tairāwhiti was delighted when the president of the Gisborne Contract Bridge Club, Noel Minnaar and Robyn Cheyne called in with an envelope. The envelope contained a donation of $400 from Gisborne Contract Bridge Club’s charity...
Developer Yannis Kokkosis has been convicted and ordered to do 50 hours community work after abandoning an earlier application to be discharged over an offence for shifting contaminated soil in breach of the Resource Management Act. Kokkosis, 34...
Re: new safety fence at Gisborne library As a regular walker around the city, I find the comments about walking on an even surface quite funny. I feel a lot of the money being spent on canoe bridges etc. could be better spent improving our roads and...
Re: $3.83 million dollar bridge project at Kaiti Beach and proposed $6 million whare on Kaiti Hill. I absolutely agree with your sentiments “Blew my socks off” ex Gisbornite, Gisborne Herald 23/9. The timing for this kind of spending is simply...
Starting the working week with yet another Orange warning from the MetService in place was hardly encouraging for the district and there is a cruel twist as only a few days ago it looked like summer had arrived. Record September temperatures had...
Clive Bibby Listening to the different political parties contest the right to occupy the Treasury benches after the election campaign isn’t an exercise that instils confidence in the nation’s ability to extricate itself from the economic and...
As one who over the years has dabbled in high yield tourism, your front page headline “i-Site bombshell” got my attention. At last sanity was going to prevail and the i-Site was going to be given back to those tourism operators that are not only...
Away from home, on the brink of being out of Lochore Cup contention and on a five-game losing streak . . . Poverty Bay were up against a lot of factors in Week 7 of the Heartland Championship. They responded with a 31-17 win over Horowhenua Kapiti...
Young talent was on show at the Gisborne Competitions Society Inc 103rd Festival of Performing Arts which ran from Saturday to Monday. The festival involved three categories — dance, vocal and instrumental, and speech and drama. On stage at the...