Latest from Gisborne

Willock now a cardiology nurse practitioner

Gisborne Hospital now has two dedicated, passionate and locally-grown cardiology nurse practitioners (NP) working to improve the heart health of the Tairāwhiti community. Kristen Willock joins Tracy Low as two of only 19 cardiology nurse...

Kiri Allan won't return as minister if Labour wins election

by Michael Neilson, NZ Herald Kiri Allan will not be a minister if Labour wins the next election after her late-night Wellington car crash and arrest. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is rejecting claims Labour’s re-election hopes are in tatters after...

Reimagined ‘As You Like It’ all set for world premiere

The witty words of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It have taken a step away from the fusty theatre stages of old, for the fresh imaginative backdrop of Makauri at the heart of Te Tairāwhiti. Lytton High School is presenting a new and diverse...

Vaccination at heart of dispute

A youth worker who lost her job at Oranga Tamariki after she refused to be vaccinated against Covid-19, is fighting for her job back. Hilary Seymour went to The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) with a personal grievance in March last year...

Rental woes: Gisborne rents rising fastest in New Zealand

Report highlights shortage of supply and high rents Gisborne rents have risen faster than anywhere else, and rental properties here are also the hardest to find, a new report shows. A study of weekly rental data by BNZ chief economist Mike Jones...

Reminder of ‘the tracks of our ancestors’

Gisborne Airport and Ngai Tāwhiri last week hosted a native planting day on ground at the entrance to the airport. The community initiative focused on promoting environmental sustainability and biodiversity at the site. “One way of achieving this...

More rain, but more sun too

The rapid re-appearance of surface and creeks flooding over the weekend showed the region’s saturated soils cannot cope with even small amounts of rain. This time only the top half of the district had serious amounts of rain. The path of the...

Green Party doubles down on perpetual leases

The Green Party’s promise to abolish perpetual leases under a new policy has been welcomed by the beneficiary owner of locked-up East Coast land. Last week the party announced it would abolish the archaic legislation under its Hoki Whenua Mai...

Tauranga distillery adopts Eastern Whio Link Project

The Eastern Whio Link Conservation Project is benefiting from an association with the Tauranga distillery which makes Blue Duck Vodka. Simply Pure Rarified Spirits is taking on the project as a charity partner. One dollar of every bottle sold, and...

Temporary solution for Makarika No. 2

Contractors Currie Construction have installed a temporary fix by placing steel beams under the damaged bridge pier on the Makarika Bridge No. 2, over the Mata River on the East Coast. They have been working under challenging conditions. “This...

Rocket Lab celebrates reaching 40

After successfully launching its latest rocket mission earlier this week, Rocket Lab yesterday said it would launch again in a week. The “We Love the Nightlife” mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 at Māhia for...

Fined for sailing too close to Portland Is

A ship’s captain has been fined for endangering his vessel, crew and the environment by running close to Portland Island, Māhia, during Cyclone Gabrielle. The incident took place on February 14, and the Maritime Safety Authority (MSA) took...

Buyers a bit low on confidence

A yarding of 2400 head were presented at the weekly Matawhero sheep sale yesterday and they were mainly a good mix of store lambs and scanned-in-lamb ewes. The best of the male store lambs sold for between $109 and $118, and they came from Waitangi...

Golden nationals for Gisborne

by Marilyn Callahan Gisborne Trampoline Club athletes returned from the national championships with 15 gold, two silver and three bronze medals. The club took a team of 15 to the trampoline champs, which were held in Mount Maunganui across five days...

A small bit of inflation relief

Confirmation from Stats NZ this week that New Zealand’s inflation rate is finally taking a downward turn will come as a mixed blessing, especially for the many who are struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. The fall has something of a good...

Heat waves and tipping points

“What we’re seeing is climate impacts that scientists thought would accompany certain temperatures happening far more rapidly, with far more devastating effects than had been forecast,” said Dr Simon Nicholson of the Forum for Climate...

Solecism then three errors

Re: Greens far more democratic, July 18. “Surely you jest” writes Iain Boyle. Who is this “you”? The man should have the manners to address people through the editor, not by childish backchat. (A practice I wish you, sir, would edit...

Stop calling it the ‘AMP’ Show

I have been frustrated for years with a Gisborne radio station continually calling the A&P Show, the AMP Show. The A and P stands for the Agricultural and Pastoral Show. Our radio station has given AMP countless hundreds, if not thousands, of...