Latest from Gisborne

Signs right for Ūawa pump track

A new pump track could be on the cards for Ūawa/Tolaga Bay, dependent on funding and a council lease being finalised. Tairāwhiti Adventure Trust was the driving force behind a new $3 million skate park being opened at Gisborne’s Alfred Cox Park...

Driver four times over legal limit

After crashing into a lamp post while driving more than four times over the legal alcohol limit, a driver told police, “I was drinking beers”. Koro Kingi had a breath-alcohol reading of 1057 micrograms when he was tested on July 9 this year...

Blowy times ahead, along with higher temperatures

Strong winds are forecast for much of the North Island, but no warnings have been issued for the Gisborne region. However, the daily weather records indicate the district has entered the drying wind season. So far this month Gisborne has had 10 days...

Fine and warm for quarter marathon

It’s time to tighten up those shoelaces for The Gisborne Herald Fun Run and Quarter Marathon on Sunday. Start time is 9.30am. Online registrations close at midnight tonight, or you can register at Sport Gisborne Tairāwhiti, Level One, 74 Grey...

Judge endorses cultural reports

A High Court judge has voiced her support for “detailed and fulsome” written cultural reports, saying they’re an important part of the sentencing process, “to ensure consistent outcomes”. Justice Christine Grice made the comment while...

Power cut after ute crashes into power pole

A ute left Tucker Road at Makauri on Wednesday night and struck a power transformer pole. The people in the vehicle were lucky to escape injury, firefighters said. The ute ended up on top of the transformer pole and the power lines came down around...

Outside helicopters assist in region's hectic day of rescues

Wednesday was a hectic day for helicopter rescues in the region with the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter backed up by aircraft from outside the district. The day started early for the local team with a 3am call-out to a medical event in...

Jenga with te reo twist

Rangatahi of Tāiki e Next Gen have created a fun and different way of learning te reo Māori — a new game called Hēnga. It’s Jenga with a twist. The giant blocks have different questions around te reo Māori me ōna tikanga (the Māori...

Gisborne's Coxco staff contribute to beach clean-up

Coxco staff rolled up their sleeves and got stuck into some beach clean-up work on the city beachfront yesterday as an opportunity to give back to the Tūranganui-a-Kiwa community. The company had 25 staff, including 10 from Wairoa who travel to...

Take a te reo moment

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori is the one week every year that Aotearoa New Zealand has dedicated to celebrating and promoting the language of the land and its people. It is a chance for anyone to share and celebrate different aspects of the language —...

Massive loss of life in North Africa

For those wanting to see something different from the flaps, fury and subterfuge of the New Zealand election campaign, the world news is providing a tragic distraction. Within a few days, North African countries Morocco and Libya have both suffered...

‘Monitor group’ misleading, and now threatening

Sonya Smith, leader or spokesperson for the Rocket Lab Monitor Group trying to convince New Zealanders that we are being misled by Rocket Lab . . . Sonya, it is your outfit that has been misleading New Zealanders and the Government, and now your...

Extra police making a difference

It sounds like we actually have a Government which is “tough on crime”. Labour plans to increase our police force by another 300 police. We already have 1800 more police than we did six years ago in 2017 and they’re better paid. The extr...

Have boots, will travel

Talk about doing the hard yards. Dara Mulrooney has made Central Football’s Girls Youth National League squad and faces a weekly round trip of just under 800 kilometres to go to training in Palmerston North. And that’s before weekend travel for...

GOLF ROUNDUP

Patutahi Hukanui Brown remains the king of ’Tahi but he needed his full arsenal to repel a gallant challenger on Sunday. Brown made it five consecutive senior men’s club championship titles with a 2 and 1 win over Shayde Skudder in their 36-hole...

Wainui Riverina out on their own in women’s league

The High School Old Boys name will be back on Gisborne football silverware following the success of the team that revived the name. HSOB won the Eastern League second division competition on goal difference from Smash Palace Shockers. It has been...

Covid deaths

Te Whatu Ora is reporting two more Covid-19 deaths in Tairāwhiti. During the week ending midnight on Sunday, Te Whatu Ora reported 33 deaths across New Zealand, including two in Tairāwhiti. That does not necessarily mean all 33 deaths occurred...

Electrical fault cause of shed fire

The fire that all but destroyed an implement shed and an attached sleepout on an orchard in Pilmer Road was caused by an electrical fault in a ride-on mower stored in the shed. Fire and Emergency NZ crews responded to the blaze at Makauri at around...