Māori author Witi Ihimaera will be the guest of honour at the 33rd International First Peoples’ Festival in Montreal next month. The multidisciplinary festival includes concerts, dances, poetry and more than 60 films. It is billed as a flagship...
More rain, more flooding, more damage . . . the latest rain has inflicted more of everything the district does not want. The Gisborne-East Coast roading network now could hardly be called that as a monumental amount of damage has made road travel...
Eastland Generation today announced a strategic capital raise to help fund the expansion of its renewable generation portfolio. The company intends to raise funds by offering a 50 percent ownership stake. Matt Todd, chief executive of parent...
Yet another in what seems like an endless succession of wet weekends could have left the people of Tairāwhiti as prime victims of the seasonal affective disorder SAD. Every time it seems we might be getting a break from the wettest winter in most...
Re: ‘Shop local’ great advice, July 8 letter by N. Miller Yes, “shop local” certainly did not come into consideration when the decision-making panel appointed Belgravia. Perhaps that is because, as previously mentioned, one of that panel was...
Re: Degrowth and regrowth. As Richard Whitley says (July 6, “Worst case”), Japan is facing a tanking birthrate and an increasingly aged population, and this was not achieved in a stable and controlled manner. However it is not, as he claims...
Re: Weather events, fewer fires. Here on Saturday Iain Boyle attempted to disprove the Ministry for the Environment information I offered that climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, and will continue to...
The front page banner heading on Friday, “Support builds for coastal shipping”, is misleading. The only support that counts is that from customers who might use ships — and they have already made it clear they prefer road transport. As a Port...
Reading the column by Jack Marshall (8th July), I thought of how lovely to have. 1) The last time I saw Sam Stubbs (founder of Simplicity) he said he had been to see the council and Mayor that morning and offered the Simplicity building programme to...
With the recent floods, have you or someone you know had an insurance swimming pool claim? I would welcome a quick chat about your circumstances and outcome. Please phone me on 027 2777 345. Craig
Brothers Matthew and Dylan Foster, their cousin Kayla Trowell and the boys’ father Mike Foster won the Tom Duffin Fours with three wins and a draw. They were the only qualifiers in the event. The day before, Mike Foster teamed up with his...
Submissions are pouring in for the review of New Zealand’s electoral laws that will land in the lap of the next government. The panel has received more than 2000 submissions to its draft recommendations in the space of just over a month. This has...
What have we come to when we start picking on people in the public arena, on the word of someone who goes to the news media but will not give their name? Shame on them. If it’s good enough to mention someone else, then you should stand by your...
I do feel very upset that the Learn to Swim contract for the new Kiwa Pools has not been awarded to a local provider, namely Comet. This hit me again on Wednesday when I read the advert on page 19 of The Gisborne Herald, “Support Our Community —...
I read with interest the view of the community that Comet “should” have been given/ was “entitled to secure”, etc, the learn-to-swim contract for the Kiwa Pools. The reality is that we live and operate in a corporate environment. The world...
GISBORNE CLUB DARTS ASSOCIATION July 4 — Individual highlights 180s: T Reeves (Outlaws); A Taukamo-Pohio, H Eyles (Vikings); B Leach (Done n Dusted); I Eyles (Gunz); Q Stevens (2) (Rebels). Highest start: (170) A Charlie (Stallions). (Stallions)...
Gisborne triathlete Tayler Reid is again among the elite athletes contesting the Super League Triathlon Championship Series. The series comprises four races – on August 27 in London, UK; September 3 in Toulouse, France; September 30 in Malibu...
$72,000 Angus the star of the show The bull sale season generated more than $5.1 million dollars for the Gisborne-East Coast-Wairoa economies this year. It was highlighted by extremely high clearance rates across all the region’s studs. East Coast...
Emergency response staff who attended a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 2 just past Bartletts on Thursday afternoon said the people involved were lucky to have avoided serious injury. Police, Fire and Emergency crews from Manutuke and Gisborne...
The number of Covid-19 cases reported daily in Tairāwhiti is decreasing. There has been between two and 20 reported cases each day in the past week, a Te Whatu Ora-Tairawhiti spokewoman said. One patient is in hospital with Covid-19. Gisborne...
Forming a national destination management team to collaborate with regional tourism A multimillion-dollar boost to tourism funding is intended to take regional tourism plans to a national level. Tourism Minister Peeni Henare said over the next two...
‘Huge opportunity to start a new industry in Aotearoa’ A new Government-backed project aims to turn locally grown kānuka into high-value gourmet products, bringing new jobs to Ruatōria and boosting the local economy. Nuka Charitable Trust will...
Encouraging other young males to give the sport a go Like a lot of sporty young men, Tamati Keelan loves playing rugby and basketball. However, this year he’s added another code to his skill set — netball. Keelan’s one of a growing number of...
The leader of a taskforce designed to deliver this year’s Census to cyclone-hit communities says her team gave their all to raise the response rate. In March, Stats NZ announced it was setting up Te Ahu Kauawhi — a locally led taskforce in...
The first few journeys of the newly established Waka Manaaki - East Coast Health Shuttle have been awesome, says Ngāti Porou Oranga health director Sonya Smith. The service, funded as a pilot through Te Whatu Ora until December, is for anyone in...
The region’s unsealed road network has reopened to heavy vehicles after being closed since June 22. In a report on Tuesday, Gisborne District Council indicated there were still 57 roads closed. “Our contractors are working to get freight routes...
Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay landowners with cyclone waste they want to get rid of can now burn it providing they do it safely. An Order in Council (OIC) has been issued under the severe Weather Emergency Recovery Legislation Act 2023 for the...
Playgrounds at Kaiti Beach and the Botanical Gardens are out of bounds over the school holidays. Gisborne District Council staff discovered rough-edged woody debris in the recently laid softfall material (playground mulch) at both locations early...
Gisborne resident June Moore has a particular summer’s day before Cyclone Gabrielle etched vividly in her memory. The Waimatā River on her back doorstep was calm and blue, the roses were in bloom and all was well on Vogel Street— a cul-de-sac...
Three Gisborne growers have benefited from a fundraiser by the New Zealand wine industry to support growers impacted by Cyclone Gabriellen “After Gabrielle hit, many in the national wine community wanted to donate to help our Gisborne wine...
Grant Bramwell is the family’s third-generation pharmacist to own Unichem Bramwells Pharmacy on Gladstone Road. Having sold the pharmacy in May this year, Grant is staying on to help the new owners with the transition. He reflects on the history...
Tokomaru Bay Four Square’s new owner Mike Turney sailed for New Zealand as a youngster and now has his sights set on giving back to the township by becoming a volunteer firefighter. He told The Gisborne Herald why he loves living and working in...
Petra Galler’s Butter, Butter cookbook has gorgeous, rich, decadent recipes for any home baker. Inspired by the author’s Jewish heritage, the recipes have a very European sensibility, with a touch of Middle Eastern flavours. They are...
Amidst its colossal beauty and sacred significance, Mike Yardley discovers the secrets and captivating tales of Angkor Wat. It’s been 30 years since the Angkor Archaeological Park was declared a World Heritage site. But amid the stash of temples...