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Time for children to celebrate ‘the taonga they are’

It's time for tamariki of Tairāwhiti to get ready to celebrate themselves at the region’s Children’s Day event on Sunday. Children’s Day was in March but because of Cyclone Gabrielle the Tairāwhiti event was postponed. “This event belongs...

Eastland Rescue Helicopter crew flat out since Cyclone Gabrielle

New figures show the number of missions flown out of the Eastland Helicopter Rescue Trust hangar increased more than seven-fold in the days after Cyclone Gabrielle and the local crew says it was a massive team effort. But even that increase in...

Kaharau Angus marks 50 years

Kaharau Angus off Riverside Road celebrated 50 years of bull sales on Monday night in style with a packed rostrum on-farm in Goodwin Road and a “brilliant” commercial sale. The iconic local stud sold all but two of the 62 rising two-year-old...

Whangara Angus sale average rising, 29 of 30 in stud’s offering sold

Whangara Angus kept the East Coast Angus Bull Week clearance wheels rolling yesterday afternoon when 29 out of 30 of their young bulls went off to new homes. In yet another highly successful commercial rising two-year-old bull sale, Whangar...

Land inquiry progress report found wanting

Iwi chairs of Ngāti Porou and Te Aitanga a Māhaki are disappointed by the update, released last week, on progress implementing recommendations from the Land Use in Tairāwhiti Inquiry report Outrage to Optimism. “We are witnessing ecosystem...

‘Good sound sale’ for Tawa Hills team

Tawa Hills Angus at Motu enjoyed a total clearance in their rising two-year-old bull sale at the Matawhero saleyards yesterday morning to keep the high clearance rate going among the Tairāwhiti studs. Blair and Paige Crawshaw sold nine out off 11...

‘Papa Rau’ honoured as patron of Tauawhi Men’s Centre

Walker becomes patron as charitable trust takes over governance of Tauawhi Men’s Centre this week. Ralph Walker, aka Papa Rau, has been honoured as the patron of Tauawhi Men’s Centre at an event this week to mark the transition of the centre to...

Long-haul truck driver caught drink-driving sentenced

A long-haul truck driver caught drink-driving has been sentenced to community work. Judge Warren Cathcart imposed 250 hours work on Nigel Ross Williamson, 41, when he appeared in Gisborne District Court this week. The judge also imposed a mandatory...

Ten-day closure while Hikuwai No. 1 dismantled, removed

The cyclone-damaged Hikuwai No. 1 bridge on State Highway 35 will be completely dismantled and transported away later this month. A Bailey bridge was opened earlier this month replacing the Hikuwai No. 1 bridge north of Tolaga Bay which was destroyed...

Swelling bureaucracy, ministerial fumbles

June was a fun month for news outlets, RNZ’s self-inflicted scandal aside. Maryanne Spurdle, Maxim Institute researcher How often does a Cabinet Minister resign, and for entirely preventable reasons? Reactions to Michael Wood’s brazen resistance...

Comment not Christian

What on earth are the Gisborne Churches doing? Do you all agree with last Saturday’s Christian Comment? Shame on you! How did you allow this to be printed? Two of the Churches on the page stated “ALL WELCOME”. Bernard Moran doesn’t say which...

Well looked after at immunisation hub

A huge thank you and aroha to the Palmerston Rd Immunisation Hub. We were really grateful for our injections in such a caring and friendly atmosphere. It wasn’t something we wanted but it was something we needed and you all did it painlessly and...

Degrowth and regrowth

Great letter-exchange on the population problem over the weekend, thank you. Roger Handford told how improved education and family health reduces population growth; Lara Meyer added the factor of contraception. This general effect is known as the...

Fix our rail line

Please wake up and fix the railway line. There are too many holes in the road, and a big election on October 14th. I am a great, great fan of trains and used to travel on the train a lot. I want to see the trains come back to Gisborne for...

Te Puia-born jockey Hailey racks up first win

RACING Having ridden on the East Coast since he was a child, Ngakau Hailey has always felt at home on the back of a horse and is enjoying turning that passion into a career. The 16-year-old apprentice jockey is in his first season of riding and is...

Bridge results

Monday, June 26 — Sean Shivnan Pharmacy Championship Pairs 5 North/South East/West Eileen Lee, Anne McCombe 63.10 Katrine Matthews, Hans van der Kuijl 58.04 Caroline Kirkpatrick, Robyn Cheyne 58.33 John Rouse, Murray Owen 55.06 Diana Styche, Joy...

Flying finish earns Waikohu Premier victory

A fourth-quarter blitz earned Waikohu (1) a come-from-behind 60-50 win over Horouta Koura in a hard-fought Premier Grade netball game at the YMCA on Saturday morning. Competition leaders Turanga FM YMP (1) turned on another powerhouse performance...

Pinn goes close to Super semi spot

LAWN BOWLS Kahutia Bowling Club’s Karen Pinn narrowly missed out on making the semifinals of the national super singles tournament for players with up to eight years of bowls experience. In a field of 24, she finished ninth. After a stellar summer...