I would like to join the expressions of disappointment in the GDC decision to overlook Comet Swimming Club for the Learn to Swim contract at the new Kiwa Pools. It seems somewhat ironic that one of the so-called benefits of the council preferred...
In case readers missed it, a group of Earth Commission scientists tell us the Earth has pushed past seven out of eight scientifically established safety limits into “the danger zone”, and that the Earth is “really quite sick right now”...
Would have been good to have had the rail south back in operation during the past few months — it would have saved the country a fortune, possibly more than it would have cost for rail repairs. Oh well, never mind, let’s just keep getting all...
by Gwynne Dyer “Guys just had this blood-lust. Psychos. Absolute psychos. And we bred them.” So said an Australian soldier about the war crimes committed by the Australian SAS (Special Air Service) when the scandal first broke in 2016. And the...
New Zealand’s electoral system has been under review and recommendations we’ve heard before, plus some new ones, are the result of 58 public meetings and an independent panel of legal experts having considered more than 1700 public submissions...
New Zealand’s electoral system has been under review and recommendations we’ve heard before, plus some new ones, are the result of 58 public meetings and an independent panel of legal experts having considered more than 1700 public submissions...
Hannah Gross suffered a massive head injury as a toddler. Now aged 41, as her condition deteriorates, work by Gisborne’s Mātai Medical Research Institute is providing a deeper insight into her injury. Kiri Gillespie, of the Bay of Plenty Times...
Fridges are among the household appliances ruined in many homes by the contaminated floodwaters of Cyclone Gabrielle. The Rotary Club of Gisborne has handed over the first of seven fridge-freezers bought with Rotary International funds for district...
An independent third-party commissioned report highlights Tairāwhiti Civil Defence’s critical timeline as the organisation prepared, responded and flew into action when Cyclone Gabrielle hit the region. Gabrielle came hard on the back of two...
Gisborne District Council has updated the rural access reinstatement situation across the region with work continuing on road works, bridge remediation, silt removal, woody debris treatment, and drainage improvements. More than 40 crews continue to...
Known as a director for many Unity Theatre shows, Norman Maclean has not performed on stage for 49 years but has made a comeback for Evolution Theatre Company’s production of Love Letters. The epistolary nature of the play appealed to Maclean...
Horsepower of the non-equine variety was on show at a fundraiser for Gisborne Riding For The Disabled at the RDA arena at Showgrounds Park over the weekend. The featured an impressive line-up of hot rods and custom cars including street machines...
Trust unaware until six days after processing second payment A cyclone recovery grant was issued to a forestry company nearly three months after it ceased trading and 12 days after it went into liquidation, Regional Economic Development Agency Trust...
The chair of a Tairāwhiti governance group has expressed disappointment at the recent departure of key stakeholders from its ranks. Rau Tipu Rau Ora (RTRO) was set up in 2020 to lead a region-wide response to Covid-19, and includes representatives...
The latest rain over the Gisborne-East Coast region does not appear to have caused any serious problems although it is keeping the region’s soils at saturation level. The slopes of the Raukumara Ranges have copped most of the recent rain, with no...
Gisborne Dog Training Club’s annual obedience and agility championship was held over two days at the A&P Showgrounds on King’s Birthday Weekend. About 77 ability dogs, who carried out 400 runs on the obstacle course, and 50 obedience dogs...
Surfer Saffi Vette is set to join Gisborne’s list of Olympians after provisionally qualifying for the Paris Games at the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games in El Salvador yesterday. Vette was knocked out of the women’s...
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There has been a lot of media speculation about a possible fertiliser tax and what this means for agricultural emissions pricing and the He Waka Eke Noa partnership, so I wanted to update you on this issue. We are committed to playing our part on...
It ain’t over till it’s over. At halftime, Ngāti Porou East Coast Kaupoi had momentum and the lead over Poverty Bay in their King’s Birthday Weekend Derby at the Oval on Saturday. It mattered not to Civil Project Solutions Poverty Bay Wekas...
Gisborne United right-winger Jacob Adams tries to get past Napier Marist midfielder Rueben Thurston in a Central Federation Cup game at Harry Barker Reserve yesterday. Pacific Premiership pacesetters Marist beat Eastern League leaders Heavy...
Never leave a Jags game early. Those words could well be the 2023 motto for Gisborne Thistle’s Federation League team. Two goals — one for the Jags and the other, against — continued a trend of late strikes deciding their matches. At...
Monday, May 29 — Sean Shivnan Pharmacy Championship Pairs 4 North/South East/West Carolyn McMurray, Elizabeth Jackson 64.24 Vicki Nickerson, Frank Roach 60.32 Robin Bennett, Jean Bennett 57.64 Hans van der Kuijl, Katrine Matthews 53.37 Katrin...
The tiresome frequency with which Iain Boyle attempts to persuade this district to reject the present Government is very easily disregarded, but his conviction that he understands politics, academia, school curricula and goodness knows what else...
Ben R-S, do the only honourable thing left and check your self in at The Circle. Allah bless the souls taken by this Crusader. Harawira Craig Pearless Qandahar 2008-2010
I can’t believe that the Comet Swimming Club has missed out on the learn-to-swim contract. The Australian-based company Belgravia Leisure has over $2 billion in assets, therefore they are not in it for the love of swimming but want to see profit...
Manu Caddie The new NZ Space Policy released last week is quite a contrast with another space policy document released on the same day: “For All Humanity — the Future of Outer Space Governance: Our Common Agenda Policy Brief” released by the...
The first King’s Birthday Honours for seven decades have seen well deserved recognition for true East Coaster Selwyn Parata, a kaitiaki for his people who is now a knight. Sir Selwyn has played major, long-serving roles for his iwi Ngati Porou and...
Twenty-four newly-official New Zealanders took part in a citizenship ceremony at Gisborne Council Chambers last week. They were then sworn in by Mayor Rehette Stoltz and joined her for a photograph. They are Ann Margaret Bjerring and Jane Margaret...
Bad news for East Coast residents who are fearful of the weather — this week’s outlook is for rain every day until the following Wednesday. The latest rain is being delivered by a low which is expected to pass slowly from the west of the North...
An online petition has been started demanding Gisborne District Council review its decision to award the contract for learn-to-swim classes at the new Kiwa Pools to an offshore company. The council awarded the contract to Australian-owned company...
Saturated ground after months of wet weather meant the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter had to set down in a rocky riverbed. Just before 10am on the first day of winter, the team was called to a property just south-west of Tikitiki where...
Tauawhi Men’s Centre is transferring to local governance as an independent entity at the end of this month. Tauawhi has been a service of Presbyterian Support East Coast (PSEC) since it opened in July 2010 to provide a “one-stop shop”...
Impacts for Gisborne-East Coast sheep and beef farmers estimated at $112m-$128m: B+LNZ Cyclones Hale and Gabrielle cost sheep and beef farmers in the Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay, Tararua and Wairarapa regions between $336 million and $385m, according to...