Housing for “Kiwis” and health services are two of our primary problems as politicians seek our votes to become part of the next government. By now our political parties should be unequivocally informing us where they stand when it comes to...
Re: Chook debate, Aug 16 story. Thanks Teddy for standing up for the feathered friends. I have had chooks on my work-style block for over 25 years. Here are some stats to help budding egg producers. To buy in 12 hens, age 25 weeks, at $40 each will...
With so many things going wrong for Labour over recent months, not to mention a tetchy public feeling the pain of high inflation and a wobbly economy, the most surprising takeaway from political polling had been the failure of National and its...
The clock is ticking now for growers on the Poverty Bay and Tolaga Bay/Uawa flats to take part in the crop survey that’s currently being conducted by Gisborne District Council, together with HortNZ and Plant & Food Research. Growers of apples...
Gisborne Boys’ High old boy Jamison Gibson-Park sends the ball away during Ireland’s test match against England at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Gibson-Park had a strong game as the Irish beat England 29-10 in a clash highlighted by an acrobatic try...
Congratulations this week to Vicky Nickerson and Patricia Corson for a top score of 77.33 percent on Thursday. Monday, August 14 — Ryman Kiri Te Kanawa Retirement Village Teams (after four rounds) Ann McCombe, Eileen Lee, Bette Parker, Patrici...
Spectators were entertained by some exciting games on the Victoria Domain courts as the 2023 Gisborne Pak’nSave senior competition ended with finals day. The biggest margin of victory over the finals was nine goals while, like the Premier Grade...
The Green Machine hoisted the Prem 1 womens’ hockey trophy on Saturday in what was a huge finals day for the GMC club, while YMP A took the honours in the Prem 1 men’s showdown. GMC Kowhai won the Prem 2 women’s title and Gisborne Boys’ High...
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says State Highway 35 is open again, after logs and debris cascaded on to the highway on Sunday afternoon. But the agency has cautioned it “won’t hesitate” to close the road again if more safety fears arise. The...
Wairoa’s beaches are slowly being returned to their pre-Cyclone Gabrielle state. Clearing of woody debris is being undertaken at Mohaka and Whakamahi beaches and more recently at Māhia with a focus on clearing the Mokotahi boat launching ramp and...
Young girls wearing the traditional dress of Kerala, in southern India, performed on Saturday on the forecourt of the Gisborne District Council building in an event to mark Onam, the annual harvest festival from that part of the country. Other...
Firefighters made it in time to stop a potentially serious fire taking hold at a scrap metal yard in Banks Street in the industrial subdivision on Monday morning. Fire and Emergency NZ sent crews to the property at around 11.30am. “It was started...
Anyone driving over the Wharerata Range between Gisborne and Wairoa will have been aware of the strong south-westerly winds of Monday and yesterday. Instruments in the Wharerata hills recorded gusts up to 104kmh on Monday, peaking around 11.30pm...
An offshore company which controversially won a Gisborne learn-to-swim contract says it’s looking forward to getting to work. But an Australian-based Kiwi says the business has had a negative impact on her local pool near Brisbane, and worries...
Literary characters came to life at Te Wharau School recently as part of activities associated with Book Week. Children were encouraged to come to school dressed as a book character. “It was a fantastic success, showcasing the enthusiasm for...
Jack Adams first realised he was a little bit different from other kids when he was at primary school in a small town in Norfolk, in the UK. He was born with an ulnar club hand, a rare congenital malformation, which consists of an underdeveloped or...
A sizeable number of sheep dog triallists turned out for a training day held on Mangatoitoi Station at Ngatapa last week. Guy Peacock from Hawke’s Bay, pictured here coaching Annabelle Hustler from Growing Future Farmers, demonstrated the heading...
A study by Massey University shows Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay rank third highest region in the country for cannabis purchases from gang members, and seventh highest for the purchase of methamphetamine from gangs. The New Zealand Drugs Trends Survey...
Customers at Muirs Bookshop might have thought they had walked into a film studio during musician Marlon Williams’ visit to the store yesterday. Trailed by a film crew that has followed him around the world for the past two years, the multiple...
More than 5000 students absent regularly from school in Term 1.
There seems to be agreement over all age groups that an indoor sports complex is needed and wanted. What would be a suitable location, is the land available and how can it be secured for this project? Let’s find and secure a location then move on...
Is it alright to be wrong? Global warming along with Covid must rate as two of the most significant and controversial world events in recent memory. Nothing new in that, as the world is satiated with controversy. What does stand out for me this time...
With the National Party no longer able to claim a wealth of ministerial experience for an incoming government, it was surprising to have long-serving MP Michael Woodhouse announce his effective resignation at the weekend over a lowly list ranking in...
Peter Thomson I live on an island off the east coast of Australia. Bribie Island, Queensland, to be precise — about 50km north of Brisbane. We have an 800m bridge that connects us to the real world. But, frankly — as a Kiwi-born former...
Palmerston North Marist showed in Gisborne on Saturday why they will probably win football’s Central Federation League this season. They beat ALH Gisborne Thistle 4-0 at Childers Road Reserve, and looked every bit as good as their position at the...
The state of the River Seine cost Gisborne’s Tayler Reid and his New Zealand teammates a better position in the Paris Olympic test mixed relay on Sunday. All strong swimmers, the Kiwi quartet of Reid, Nicole van der Kaay, Dylan McCullough and Bre...
A solid showing from the men in sky blue made Kaupoi Kris Palmer’s 50th match a winning one on their home Whakarua Park in Ruatoria on Saturday. Enterprise Cars Ngāti Porou East Coast Kaupoi — as they did in their Lochore Cup final triumph...
Poverty Bay are showing they are a force to be reckoned with in the 2023 Heartland Championship but had to settle for a bonus point loss in their Week 2 away clash on Saturday. Thames Valley earned their second win on the trot in beating Civil...
Whangara Old Girls hoisted the Jan Duncan Trophy for Gisborne Premier Grade netball supremacy on Saturday at the end of a cliffhanger grand final described as “one of the best”. There was pandemonium in the Gisborne YMCA when, after six minutes...
Hauora Tairāwhiti has warmly farewelled Lynsey Bartlett who has worked in our local health services for over 40 years. Mrs Bartlett started as an intensive care unit nurse before moving into management. She was chief operating officer and general...
Some people in Tairāwhiti have been burning cyclone waste on their properties. And while most healthy people can tolerate small amounts of smoke exposure, smoke can affect vulnerable groups such as kids, the elderly, those who smoke cigarettes and...
Amorning tea has been held to mark the last Aqua Fitness class being held at the Olympic Pools Complex. Ironically, the last class had to be cancelled because the pool’s temperature was not high enough, which was almost perfect timing for the new...
The total number of Covid-19 cases recorded in Tairāwhiti has broken the 25,000 mark since Covid was first discovered in the country in late February of 2020. Te Whatu Ora figures, up to one minute before midnight on Sunday, show 96 new cases had...
An estimated 30,000 square metres of asphalt has now been laid as crews continue the resurfacing of State Highway 2 north of Matawai. There have been a number of overnight closures on the stretch of SH2 between Matawai and the Waioeka Gorge as crews...