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‘First 1000 days critical for learning’

Barnardos Awhi Tairāwhiti Centre manager Quannah Nickerson reflects on the role she plays in early childhood learning as World Teachers’ Day is celebrated. She shares her vision with The Gisborne Herald’s Loren Sirl . . . An annual day of...

SETTING UP LIBRARIES IN PNG

Gisborne resident Sophie Cairns from the charity From Me has recently returned from Papua New Guinea where she and some of the team helped set up libraries at schools in the Highlands region with books donated from across New Zealand. She shared her...

A short war 50 years ago

In 1973, fifty years ago on Friday, Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, coincided with Ramadan, the Islamic lunar month of fasting. But nobody raised an alarm in Israel when it was reported, two days before the Arab attack, that the...

No funding extension for Waingake work

A funding extension for plant and animal control work in an area where Gisborne’s main water pipeline crosses fragile land has been ruled out by the Department of Conservation. In July 2021, Gisborne District Council received $2 million under the...

Tiniroto slip turns back the clock to ‘horror story’ Bola ordeal

The massive slip that destroyed a huge chunk of Tiniroto Road on Tuesday will have brought back memories for power company staff who ran for their lives in the same place in a landslide at the time of Cyclone Bola in 1988. That slip formed...

Call for transparency over Rocket Lab payloads

The Green Party wants more transparency and more public knowledge about Rocket Lab operations at Māhia. MP Teanau Tuiono says the party has concerns about what payloads American military, security and intelligence agencies may be putting into...

Lights out on Sunday for Te Ara i Whiti

It’s the last weekend to wander through the stunning Te Ara i Whiti at Kelvin and Marina parks along the banks of the city’s rivers. More than 10,000 people have enjoyed the interactive visual arts experience that is part of Te Tairāwhiti Arts...

Mucking in for the A&P Show

Poverty Bay A&P Show Association volunteers will gather at Showgrounds Park tomorrow for a major working bee ahead of the Spring Show next week. General manager Erica McNeil said they would be busy tidying up the last few jobs. “Our wonderful...

Mulch for free this weekend at a local nursery

Free mulch is on offer at Parkview Nursery this weekend. Gisborne District Council will have a digger to load up trailers between 9am and 3pm tomorrow and Sunday. Parkview Nursery is next to 1017 Aberdeen Road and there will be signs to ensure road...

GDC can delegate but remains accountable

Re: Happy to talk about Grey Street project, October 4 letter. Kia Ora Haimona. Thank you for your explanation which gives more background information about the Grey Street project. Congratulations to you and the adventure trust for your great work...

Great seducers amongst us

“Ancient one’s birth democracy. We nurture it.” Madness is sweeping over us in the form of the national elections. To vote or not to vote, that is the question. A Prime Minister with hair or no hair? To take the bait of race baiters or become...

Hollywood a landowner in the area . . .

Re: Hollywood Bridge. Hollywood was a landowner in the area in the early 1900s . He also owned a farm on the Pipiwhakao Road at Patutahi which was purchased from him by my grandfather in 1916. Bob Burgess

On changing circumstances

I guess that there are a few politicians who suspect that the TVNZ reporters and mediators who interview them are somewhat less than neutral in their questioning. In my opinion, Winston Peters could be excused if he so believed. Up until now the...

How do you stop South Canterbury?

Bay to contest silverware for the first time since 2019 Lochore semifinal

Familiar foes North Otago stand between Poverty Bay and a place in the Lochore Cup final. When these teams last met — at the Oval in Week 6 — the Bay trailed 38-12 at halftime but stormed back in the second spell to run North Otago close...

Finals weekend for Gisborne clubs

It’s finals weekend for Gisborne football. The Chris Moore Cup for Eastern League second-division teams and first-round Bailey Cup losers will be held at Childers Road Reserve at 2.30pm tomorrow. Second-division champions High School Old Boys will...

Tales from the tides

Seven-year-old Viggo is back, ready to take you on another thrilling journey filled with beachside fun, fishing escapades, and lots of delicious ice cream. Hello, it’s Viggo again. Since I last wrote we have had lots of adventures on our boat...

IRRESISTIBLE INDULGENCE

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...