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Investigation into man’s death ongoing

Police inquiries are continuing into the death of former Gisborne man Rowen Aupouri whose body was found washed up on Whirinaki Beach in Hawke’s Bay last Sunday morning. A rāhui that has been in place in that area since the discovery ends today...

Art show chance to gather, recuperate

An intimate Māori art exhibition showcasing the work of local artists of Te Aitanga a Hauiti and Uawa opened this week. Te Huapae – Tōi Māori, Tōi Ora, Tōi Hauiti, is on at Te Whare Hauora o Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti and is presented in partnership...

Punters reminded of sweepstake rules

With the Women’s World Cup having kicked off, Te Tari Taiwhenua, Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), has given out a pre-game team talk about the rules around sweepstakes, advising Gisborne workplaces to avoid an own goal. Keeping to the...

New population of rare native fish discovered at Māhia

A potential new population of shortjaw kōkopu, one of the five whitebait species, has been discovered in Māhia. Hawke’s Bay Regional Council senior scientist Dan Fake said the breakthrough discovery marked the first time the native fish has been...

Schools growing trees for survival

Four schools in Tairāwhiti will benefit from the Trees for Survival Programme, a Rotary initiative that encourages and inspires young people to grow, nurture and plant native trees. Awapuni School, Patutahi School, Tolaga Bay Area School and...

Guilty plea from driver who crashed into house, injuring occupant

A driver who ploughed through a fence into a house, seriously injuring a woman sitting at a kitchen table, has pleaded guilty to charges arising and will be sentenced later this year. Alec Thoreson Thomson, 37, was drink-driving for an eighth time...

Waterlogged cemetery in Uawa affects burials and surrounding graves

High groundwater levels across Tairāwhiti continue to suspend burials, as a large pond forms next to graves at one East Coast site. At Ūawa/Tolaga Bay, the water level is so high at the sodden local cemetery, water surrounds a grave in one corner...

Chief Human Rights Commissioner urges accountability for forestry companies in Tairāwhiti

A whole raft of human rights issues are tied up with forestry companies and slash, says Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt, after witnessing the impact of weather events on the Tairāwhiti region. He was here on Wednesday, along with the...

Gig Guide

THIS WEEK Thursday Build-a-Band Smash Palace Bar, 24 Banks St, 7pm. Smokefree Tangata Beats War Memorial Theatre, tomorrow Friday, 5.30pm, Door sales only Friday Night Karaoke Breakers Jandal Bar, from 8pm. Caledonian Society Modern Sequence and...

Late strikes earn GBHS seventh at Super 8 tourney

Two goals in the last five minutes secured a victory for Gisborne Boys’ High School yesterday in their last game of the Super 8 football tournament. They beat Hastings Boys’ High School 3-1 to finish seventh in the eight-team competition...

‘Untenable’ after tax call, vs role refocus

Senior Labour minister David Parker says he didn’t want to cause any “disturbances” as he took the opportunity of a reallocation of ministerial roles following Kiri Allan’s resignation to exit the revenue portfolio, just ahead of the...

Coverage not impartial, no mention of MP’s service

We have been long-term supporters of The Gisborne Herald, as were our respective parents in their time. However, we need to write that we totally agree with Mary-Ann de Kort’s opinion expressed in her letter, “Result of a nasty campaign”...

Loyalty can be detrimental

Politics is a rapacious “omnivore” and is prone to gobble-up the most intelligent and loyal politicians. Although Kiri Allan’s politics probably suffered from lack of support from many members of the political centre-left, no one can dispute...

Gallery ideal for museum’s permanent collection of art

The committee of the Gisborne Artists’ Society strongly supports the appeal made recently by Heather Van Wyk for display in an area of the Tairāwhiti Museum, of a selection of the Permanent Collection of Art. This is a large range of works...

Show trade space in demand

Organisers of the annual Poverty Bay A&P Spring Show have had a strong response when it comes to bookings for trade space this year, with 90 percent of it already taken. Show association general manager Erica McNeil said as well as as “a great...

Family-friendly Ferry the plan for reopening historic Wairoa pub

by Jack Ward, Wairoa Star The Ferry Hotel in Wairoa is set to make a comeback, and patrons will notice a few changes. The North Clyde hotel has been closed since Cyclone Gabrielle. The long recovery process continues, as it does for many North Clyde...

Seeking retail space for TMC

Tairawhiti Multicultural Council is on the look-out for an office/retail space as they plan to expand their outreach to the wider community. Council president Arish Naresh said having an official retail place will help them get “more presence and...

Strong winds buffet whole region

Some serious gusts of wind hit parts of the district yesterday, but most of Gisborne-Tairāwhiti was spared anything of real strength. MetService had issued a strong wind watch forecasting up to gale-force south-westerlies. The exposed Pouawa coast...