PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldClosed door saves house when battery overheatsA lesson learnt at primary school was remembered when it mattered most for a woman at a house in Elgin on Thursday when a lithium ion battery overheated and set fire to a bedroom in the home. Fire and Emergency NZ sent crews to the house in Chalmers...28 Jul 05:36 PM
Gisborne HeraldMore Govt support towards Tairāwhiti economyCorson Grain and Cedenco Foods will receive $14 million between them in Regional Strategic Partnership Fund loans to assist with their cyclone recovery. Minister for Regional Development Kieran McAnulty yesterday announced further investment in...28 Jul 05:35 PM
Gisborne HeraldTesting year but progress notedRegional infrastructure company Eastland Group has weathered one of the most testing years in the company’s history, and goes into the second half of 2023 with a fresh strategic focus and ambitious plans for growth. “It’s been an incredibly...28 Jul 05:32 PM
SportON THE MATSThe Poverty Bay-East Coast indoor bowls team continued their run of success, winning the Hunt Trophy against Hawke’s Bay by 83 points to 79 in Napier. PBEC started the first day of play well, winning two out of three fours games to lead 8-4. In...28 Jul 05:21 PM
SportGrade champions decided on Cossie tablesSNOOKER Phil Thompson, Mickey Cleaver and Tony Dobson ruled the tables in the Poverty Bay A, B and C-grade snooker championships held on the Cosmopolitan Club tables. The A and C champs were held last weekend; the B-grade event on July 8. Six...28 Jul 05:20 PM
SportGisborne Club Darts, Turanganui-a-Kiwa Darts resultsGisborne Club Darts Association INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS 180: G Vaotuua, L Kaa (Rebels); A Tangira (Spartans); R Leach (Outlaws); A Taukamo-Pohio, H Eyles, J Horua (Vikings); T Kaio 2 (Done n Dusted); K Tamihere, K Arahanga (Stallions). Highest start...28 Jul 05:19 PM
Gisborne HeraldSir John’s return visit to take in Uawa, WairoaMental health campaigner and All Black legend Sir John Kirwan returns to the district next month but a day later than first flagged. Sir John, Westpac New Zealand’s mental health ambassador, will visit Tolaga Bay and Wairoa on August 10 as he...28 Jul 05:14 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldSculptor turns energies to paintingWhat They Didn’t Teach Us At School” is the thought-provoking title of artist Clayton Gibson’s latest exhibition at Tairāwhiti Museum. The show is intended to generate conversations about the interpretation of New Zealand history, especially...28 Jul 05:12 PM
PremiumPremiumSportSo what do you think of it so far?Nine days into the Women’s World Cup and the numbers don’t lie. The 2023 edition is well on its way to becoming the “most attended stand-alone women’s sporting event ever”, organisers say. The average attendance of over 28,700 after 16...28 Jul 04:54 PM
SportRising stars on show at YCollege hoops got the crowd in on Monday. The last night of Gisborne Basketball Association (GBA) secondary schools’ action drew 400 to the YMCA. They were treated to four great finals. In Division 1, William Collier-led Gisborne Boys’ High...28 Jul 04:47 PM
SportA-grade title to Uawa HineteraUawa Hinetera took out the Secondary School A-grade title and Nga Uri a Maui Hine Rikoriko the intermediate title in Gisborne junior netball this season. The final games in both competitions were held last weekend. The secondary A-grade runners-up...28 Jul 03:56 PM
SportMāori teams qualify for Hockey5s World CupAotearoa men’s and women’s teams have qualified for the 2024 Hockey5s World Cup in Oman. Gisborne couple Kahu and Joy Ripia were the kaumātua delegates for the New Zealand Māori Hockey-selected teams, who travelled to the Gold Coast as New...28 Jul 03:55 PM
PremiumPremiumSportTahunga on course for returnWe’ll be back. That is the positive news from Tahunga Golf Club after Cyclone Gabrielle cut a swathe through the nine-hole country course, forcing its closure for the 2023 season. In a July newsletter, the club has provided an update on its...28 Jul 03:54 PM
Lifestyle‘I’m lucky to be alive’Through the highs and lows of her long and varied life, cyclone survivor Tahu Dansey-Owen-Ruru has found solace in a craft she holds close to her heart — weaving. Matthew Rosenberg caught up with her at her home on the outskirts of Te Karaka to...28 Jul 12:36 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleFinal koha to those who have servedThis week the New Zealand High Court released a judgement of public interest in regard to a case brought by the estate of Lieutenant Colonel Tā Harawira Gardiner KNZM. The New Zealand Herald’s David Fisher examined why the case is so important...28 Jul 12:31 PM
LifestyleEnchanted on the Mekong’s Emerald HarmonyMike Yardley discovers the luxurious allure of the Emerald Harmony Star-Ship, offering a sensory journey through captivating landscapes and exceptional culinary delights. River-cruising has become a byword for languid luxury afloat, drifting through...28 Jul 11:50 AM
LifestyleVibrant bloomsCelebrate the International Day of Friendship by gifting your friends the charm of Forget Me Not seeds — enchanting vibrant blue blooms. Forget Me Nots (Myosotis sylvatica) have delightful profusions of dainty blooms in vibrant shades of blue...28 Jul 11:47 AM
LifestyleBaking bonds“Friends are the chocolate chips in the cookie of life,” remarked the renowned author Salman Rushdie. So, why not celebrate International Day of Friendship on July 30 by baking some delicious chocolate chip cookies for your dear friend?...28 Jul 11:44 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionGovt backtrack on ETS settingsThe Government has moved this week to restore confidence in the country’s carbon market and Emissions Trading Scheme, announcing changes to ETS settings so they will align with advice provided by the Climate Change Commission in July last year...28 Jul 10:28 AM
OpinionSupport our nuclear-free Pacific policyBob Hughes On 11th March 2011, an earthquake and tsunami hit Japan and caused major damage to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Thousands of tonnes of radioactive water spewed into the Pacific Ocean and now Japan feels compelled to...28 Jul 10:27 AM
OpinionWill crime become the central election issue?Tim Wilson, Maxim Institute executive director A rogue shooter loose in a CBD; two innocents slaughtered; a city shut down. Describing the event, the Prime Minister tears up before the cameras. So ended a week during which the Government attempted...28 Jul 10:26 AM
OpinionIsrael: the end of democracy?Gwynne Dyer The protesters in Israel came out every week for seven months to fight what they saw as Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s assault on democracy, but they lost. On Monday Netanyahu’s coalition government passed a “Basic Law” that...28 Jul 10:23 AM
PremiumPremiumSportSun came out to play . . .The fields were still heavy but at least the sun came out to play in sporting events around the district. Gisborne Boys' High first 15 produced a gutsy performance before going down 25-7 to world champions Hamilton Boys' High in a Super 8 rugby...28 Jul 09:24 AM
PremiumPremiumSportCoast King William flying three bannersTHE flags of nine golf courses will be flying in the top 16 of the 2023 edition of the King of the Coast which tees off at the Tolaga Bay course tomorrow morning. Defending champion William Brown will be hoisting three of those — his true home...28 Jul 09:18 AM
SportEastland super vets in Div 2 playoffs action at homeEastland host Oroua, Hawke’s Bay, Auckland (3) and Northland super veteran teams at the Badminton Centre tomorrow. The super vets’ competition started in April. Ten provinces were split into two groups. After the first two weekends of...28 Jul 09:17 AM
SportCoast clash is ‘like the All Blacks are coming’Dylan Scott is the happiest man alive. The president of Central Hawke’s Bay rugby is over the moon at the prospect of hosting the 2022 Heartland Championship Lochore Cup winners and holders of the Bill Osborne Taonga — Enterprise Cars Ngāti...28 Jul 09:15 AM
PremiumPremiumSportPB rep teams on the roadPoverty Bay will be represented in force this weekend when four representative teams play on “foreign” soil. The first Heartland Championship match of 2023 is only three weeks away and Poverty Bay Wekas are gearing up with two pre-season matches...28 Jul 09:13 AM
PremiumPremiumSportLOB favourites but smarting Waituhi out to bounce backLytton Old Boys Traktion and Waituhi will contest what is likely to be the match of the round in Poverty Bay club hockey. Prem 1 men’s competition leaders LOB are favoured to win the clash which starts at 6pm on the Hain Farming Turf at Harry...28 Jul 09:12 AM
SportWaikohu, Whangara too strong for YMP 2, NgatapaSpeed and team pressure powered top four sides Waikohu and Whangara Old Girls to comprehensive wins in Premier Grade netball at the YMCA on Wednesday night. Claydens Waikohu (1) outgunned Character Roofing YMP (2) 73-40 and Whangara were 60-30...28 Jul 09:08 AM
SportGBHS chasing elusive victoryIs rugby’s Kane Trophy about to change hands? A Gisborne Boys’ High School first 15 three years without a Super 8 win will challenge Tauranga Boys’ College for the trophy on the Bay of Plenty powerhouse’s iconic Nicholson Field 1 from midday...28 Jul 09:06 AM
SportHiku queens of the CoastHikurangi Mountain Maidens are the Ngāti Porou East Coast women’s club champions after a mudbath 14-7 victory over Tihirau Victory Club Mana Wāhine. They became only the third team to win the Hamoterangi Cup. Having beaten Waima 34-5 in the...28 Jul 09:02 AM
Gisborne HeraldMoustaches for mental healthWainui Beach School students are supporting staff members who are growing moustaches to raise money for charity. The school hopes to raise $1000 for I am Hope, the charity founded by Mike King to create positive societal attitudinal change towards...28 Jul 08:56 AM
Gisborne HeraldHigh-risk trees removed during road closureMore than 100 hazardous trees alongside State Highway 2 north of Te Karaka were removed during four days of closures over the past two weeks. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency said the trees had become a hazard to road users, following heavy and...28 Jul 08:53 AM
Gisborne HeraldMassive cliff slip at Māhia raises safety concerns; local authorities assessing risksSafety assessments are being made after a large section of a Māhia cliff-face slipped into the sea on Wednesday. A local Facebook community page showed a picture of the slip with a house at the top of the cliff. A spokeswoman for Wairoa District...28 Jul 08:48 AM
