PremiumPremiumOpinionLabour and Nats set scene for campaignsTwo contrasting campaign launches have set the scene for the next six weeks leading up to the October 14 general election. While Labour chose to launch its campaign on Saturday with a dental promise, National opened its campaign with an event that...04 Sep 11:20 PM
OpinionIvermectin: a potential Covid tool being dismissedAlexis Copland The Ministry of Health takes a strong position against the use of Ivermectin as a treatment for Covid-19. A considerable body of evidence shows the drug is well tolerated and it’s general safety is well documented. Three to 4...04 Sep 11:19 PM
OpinionFarmers blown awayI too would like to express my gratitude to the Rapid Relief Team for their generosity putting on the event at Dunstan Road on Friday. It was an amazing spectacle there, blowing the minds of all those who visited to collect their bundle of fencing...04 Sep 11:17 PM
OpinionA waning gibbous MoonDonning the Hairsplitter’s Hat (an irritating piece of headgear for both user and observer), I feel I must point out that your front-page picture of the Moon on Saturday was not in fact a full Moon. To be astronomically precise, the photo by Carol...04 Sep 11:16 PM
OpinionPeters drawing big crowdsRe: Close eye on smaller parties, September 2 editorial. A really good editorial that, in my opinion, tells it like it is. However, in keeping that entreaty — “the close eye” — in mind, it still appears that the print media is studiously...04 Sep 11:15 PM
OpinionNats’ tax revenue issuesDue to international treaties with China and other countries like Singapore and Australia, many overseas buyers are not able to be charged any more tax than a New Zealander is charged. If such a tax was implemented, NZers would need to be charged...04 Sep 11:14 PM
Gisborne HeraldGowers hit milestone on fundraising pathAugust has been a big month for the Gisborne East Coast Cancer Society, celebrating the first year in their new complex and staging another successful Daffodil Day appeal. But society fundraising and events coordinator Shay Podjursky says the...04 Sep 11:12 PM
Gisborne HeraldAuction night for rescue chopper trust a sell-out againThe Trust Tairawhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter “Auction Night” later this month at the Showgrounds Park Event Centre has once again sold out. The 337 guests there last year raised a record $144,000 towards the $700,000 costs of running the...04 Sep 11:11 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldInnocent childish fun or sexual abuse: jury to decideA man’s nieces claim he sexually offended against them for years but the accused says they simply outgrew the rough and tumble, childish fun he’d always had with them and he didn’t realise they’d begun perceiving it differently. On trial...04 Sep 11:09 PM
Gisborne HeraldAllan reveals she had been unhappy for a long timeFormer Justice Minister Kiri Allan has opened up about the grief she has experienced over the last month, the cost her job has taken on her family and new mental health diagnoses. Allan, who resigned her portfolios and went on indefinite leave in...04 Sep 11:07 PM
Gisborne HeraldExercise to ensure capability in marine oil spill situationA marine oil spill exercise is being held at Kaiti Beach today. The exercise is based on a scenario where a private launch has anchored just off the rocks at Kaiti Beach after losing power coming into the region. The launch has 400 litres of diesel...04 Sep 11:05 PM
Gisborne HeraldHot, dry summer raises need to manage wildfire risk: FENZFire and Emergency New Zealand is urging people to start preparing for the risk of wildfire early with hotter, drier weather forecast this summer. Service delivery wildfire manager Tim Mitchell said the forecast higher temperatures, reduced rainfall...04 Sep 11:05 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldInstitute bakers turn bucks to bikkiesWomen’s Institute members have been busy baking for a good cause. In 2017 the Poverty Bay Wairoa members sent a cash donation to the Eastern Bay of Plenty Women’s Institute to help out when Edgecumbe was flooded. The donation was reciprocated...04 Sep 11:04 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldFoon defends trust after decision not to continue with food processing plantCriticism of a 2019 Provincial Growth Fund grant for a processing factory project run by a Gisborne social enterprise have been labelled election- year “rubbish” by former mayor Meng Foon. A report published by Stuff said the project was the...04 Sep 11:02 PM
Gisborne HeraldDriveway fatality after man hit by car in WainuiA man has died in Gisborne Hospital after he was struck by a car as he walked along the footpath in Moana Road at the northern end of Wainui Beach. The incident happened at around 12.20pm on Saturday, opposite the Whales grave. “The man, aged 70...04 Sep 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldPolice probe 501 deportee's suspicious chemical ordersPolice suspect a 501 deportee returned from Australia for cooking meth planned to do the same thing here and began ordering the necessary chemicals soon after arriving at a managed quarantine hotel in 2020. Among those chemicals was an alleged 350...04 Sep 10:58 PM
Gisborne HeraldNovember 4 grand opening for $8 million Midway Surf Rescue Community HubThe Midway Surf Rescue Community Hub on the city beachfront is nearing completion and the $8 million complex has come in on budget as preparations are made for an official opening in November. The complex will house Dawson Building Midway Surf Life...04 Sep 10:56 PM
Gisborne HeraldFun at the Kiwa PoolsSeveral sessions at the new Kiwa Pools were booked out on Saturday as the complex opened to the public for the first time. People could book into two-hour sessions over the weekend, starting at 8am, with a limit of 200 per block. Between 10.30am and...04 Sep 10:52 PM
Gisborne HeraldWaka hourua row could go to courtThose who turned the dream of having a waka hourua for Tairāwhiti into a reality are threatening to take the trust who own the waka to the High Court, claiming it is not operating in accordance with its deed. 04 Sep 10:48 PM
Gisborne HeraldFun and fundraising at MakauriMakauri School students soaked up the sun and some fun at a Daffodil Day fundraising event on Thursday afternoon. Our photographer Liam Clayton was there to catch the action02 Sep 04:51 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClose eye on smaller parties this electionThe 53rd New Zealand Parliament has risen, setting the stage for the election in just under six weeks’ time. Thursday was the last day for the parties and MPs to get their say, with the traditional adjournment debate seeing some collegiality...02 Sep 04:32 AM
OpinionThe yacht club lease renewal hearingJohn Wells Gisborne Yacht Club committee member The Herald article “Why do we keep having to come back” requires a response. The Gisborne Yacht Club Inc is applying for renewal of a lease from Gisborne District Council which has been in place to...02 Sep 04:31 AM
Opinion‘Rapid Relief’ appreciatedIt was suggested we sign up for a fencing package offered by the Rapid Relief Team (Farmers Community Connect), after being hit by the recent weather events. We turned up with our trailer and registration number along with 300 or so other farmers...02 Sep 04:28 AM
OpinionNukes and Moon landingsMany commentators over recent years have shared Bob Hughes’ concerns over nuclear weapons being used on actual battlefields — be they the bigger, high-yielding bombs or the smaller yield, so-called tactical nukes. We should not be consoled by...02 Sep 04:28 AM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldCall to register locator beacons after accidental activationRegistering Personal Locator Beacons is a great way to ensure emergency resources are used well, says the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter team. The crew on Wednesday responded to an early afternoon call-out after the NZ Rescue...01 Sep 06:00 PM
Gisborne HeraldAnother donation for Cancer SocietyJust 593 sheep were sent to the Matawhero saleyards yesterday for the weekly sale, including 20 prime lambs sold on behalf of the Cancer Society Gisborne for a total sum of $2797. Prime ewes are being heavily discounted, heavy ewes selling from $90...01 Sep 05:57 PM
Gisborne HeraldFine start to spring, mercury tops 20 degreesGisborne and Coast residents enjoyed a fine, clear day to welcome spring yesterday, with the mercury reaching more than three degrees above normal. Mid-afternoon the day warmed to over 20.2 degrees, and more in some places. The 1991 to 2020 average...01 Sep 05:55 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldFarmers flock to 'rapid relief' eventMore than 300 farmers from throughout the region flocked to the Rapid Relief Team Community Connect Day yesterday in Dunstan Road and took home with them around $450,000 worth of fencing materials. The RRT organisation, run by the Brethren Church...01 Sep 05:54 PM
Gisborne HeraldEncouraging students to try different ways of getting to schoolA major new schools initiative, the Wednesday Challenge, is set to launch in Tairāwhiti next week aimed at encouraging families to use healthier, more fun and sustainable transport for their daily journeys. Tairāwhiti Environment Centre chair...01 Sep 05:53 PM
Gisborne HeraldMoonrise departureThe unofficial first day of spring dawned cold and clear yesterday morning, and the second full moon of August was still a fine sight as AirNZ flight No 8160 took off at 6.15am, bound for Auckland. Photographers gathered at Wainui Beach to catch the...01 Sep 05:50 PM
Gisborne HeraldGovt cuts funding for controversial East Coast barge projectA controversial East Coast barge project aiming to transport logs out of a remote area has been cut from a list of Government-funded infrastructure projects, missing out on tens of millions of dollars that had been earmarked for it.01 Sep 05:49 PM
Gisborne HeraldJudge Caren Fox appointed to head Waitangi TribunalMāori Land Court Chief Judge Caren Fox (Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata) has been appointed the new chair of the Waitangi Tribunal. Associate Māori development minister Nanaia Mahuta announced the appointment yesterday morning. Judge Fox is the first...01 Sep 05:44 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestylePrinter by trade then St John officerRichard Ralph was a full-time St John ambulance officer for 27 years and experienced the highs and lows of tending to people in life-and-death emergencies. His humble background and supportive grandparents stood him in good stead for his calling...01 Sep 05:33 PM
OpinionPope Francis: some confusion, perhapsGwynne Dyer Javier Milei, who is very likely to be elected president of Argentina in the October election, is fairly frank in his view of Pope Francis, a fellow Argentine. He calls Francis “a Communist turd” and “the representative of the Evil...01 Sep 05:31 PM
