Local politicians in cyclone and flood-hit regions around the North Island have responded cautiously to the Government’s announcement this week about the co-funding of buyout offers for almost 700 homeowners in the highest risk areas, and flood...
Sheldon Drummond spoke to U3A this week and last month about “Slash and Forestry — A Way Forward”. What an inspirational man with a long practical and academic career in the forestry industry both in NZ and overseas. I am concerned that the...
Re: “Forgotten road”, June 1 story. The GDC refer to the road leading into a property, Number 37 Branson Rd, as being on private property. My husband and I bought half an acre there in 1999, built a home and lived there until 15th May 2015. Our...
When decisions are made there will always be questions raised. The GDC staff and an outside consultant made the call to appoint an Australian-based operation to deliver learn-to-swim lessons at the new Kiwa Pools. Perhaps their tender was more...
Providing fresh and nutritious meals in schools is the core philosophy behind Gisborne Boys’ High’s newly renovated commercial kitchen. Principal Tom Cairns said the school applied last year to the Ministry of Education for the Healthy Lunches...
A training day on how to respond to an oil spill will be held at the inner harbour boat ramp on Wednesday. The exercise will be headed by Tairāwhiti regional on-scene commander Phil Nickerson and will include staff from Gisborne District Council...
Comet swimmer Angus Blair has been selected in one of two New Zealand age group teams to compete against Western Australia, South Australia and a Pacific Island team in the 2023 Tri Series meet in September. Blair earned his place after a successful...
Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz says the region needs “significant help” as it recovers from eight severe weather events across a 20-month period. Her comments follow the Thursday announcement that the Government would stump up cash to help...
The mahi for Tangatarite to beome a service as part of the Te Ao Mārama vision for the Gisborne District Court was celebrated and acknowledged yesterday by those working to see change in the justice system. Tangatarite is the name for the...
Heartfelt thanks from family after two spend hours searching for grandfather A Ruatoria grandfather had a lucky escape from floodwaters on Monday night thanks to the rescue efforts of his neighbour and local police. Albert “Bubs” Woodford, aged...
Over 160 students from as far away as Wairoa took part in the East Coast North Island secondary school cross-country championships at Showgrounds Park this week. The students competed in three boys and girls categories — Year 9, junior and senior...
Emergency services were called out yesterday to a crash on Waingake Road at Manutuke. A vehicle left the road and hit a bank. Fire crews from Gisborne and Manutuke were mobilised, but the Gisborne crew was recalled. A senior firefighter said it was...
Another dose of wet weather and a switch to cooler conditions appears to be on the way for the Gisborne-East Coast region next week. Weather modelling indicates rain and wind from the north on Monday, sweeping into the wider Bay of Plenty region and...
REVIEW The dying art of writing letters to convey news and matters of the heart was celebrated at Evolution Theatre on Thursday — and last night, and tonight . A R Gurney’s heartfelt epistolary play Love Letters is a 1988 play in which two close...
Rocket Lab this week announced it has signed a deal to launch the LEO 3 satellite for global satellite operator Telesat from its Mahia space port. The satellite has been built and manifested to Electron by mission management provider and satellite...
The significance of Wairoa-Athletic’s fifth Poverty Bay Senior 1 club rugby win last Saturday cannot be overstated. Two-time defending champions Charteris Choppers Wairoa-Athletic beat fourth-placed Pango Productions Uawa 14-7 in Tolaga Bay...
Club's dreams dashed as GDC decides to give tender for swim school to Australian company, in a “fair and robust process”
The man spearheading a Gisborne initiative to house those displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle has departed the region. But Willie Te Aho is assuring affected parties the show will go on. Following February’s weather events, Te Aho mobilised and...
A Gisborne BMX Club rider’s dream to have the silver fern on her sleeve is to become a reality. Asher Nepia-Anderson is in the New Zealand team to compete in the Mighty 11s transtasman test at Macarthur on the outskirts of Sydney on July 8-9...
Tairāwhiti has been named as a key priority region in a Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) scheme aimed at supporting residential housing developments. The second round of applications for the Build Ready Development pathway is now...
Eastern League runaway leaders Gisborne United play Pacific Premiership runaway leaders Napier Marist in Central Federation Cup football at Harry Barker Reserve on Monday at 1pm. Marist should be favourites — the Pacific Premiership is a level...
Gisborne nurse and union delegate Christine Warrander has been in the news speaking up for Ward 5 nurses. She talked to Mary Longmore of the online nurses journal Kaitiaki Nursing NZ. We’ve made history — we haven’t been silenced,” Gisborne...
Helping her home town from afar was a labour of love for former Gisborne woman Jacky Scanlan-Dyas. She caught up with The Gisborne Herald’s Gillian Cowperthwaite to tell how nearly $68,000 for flood relief was raised in Tokyo. A prestigious...
Preeti Maheshwari and her family board a train to India’s holiest and oldest city — Varanasi. I grew up reading about the streets of Kashi in Rabindranath Tagore’s noted novel Chokher Bali, but had never been to the metropolis. After...
Starting a worm farm is easy and environmentally friendly. It’s a great idea for getting rid of food scraps, as worms turn these into worm tea and castings - the best natural fertiliser for the garden. Worms really are the most amazing creatures...
Jen Mildenhall is buzzing. She’s just back from the Primary Sector Conference 2023 and her mind is bubbling with all she has seen and heard there. And she’s excited to share it. Her passion is palpable, but then again, anyone who knows Jen knows...
Whether you’re planning a sprawling spread for The King’s Birthday weekend, or a tea party these easy starters will surely please the crowd. Smashed Avocado on Potato Fritters Serves: 4-6 Preparation: 15 minutes Cooking: 15 minutes Ingredients 2...
Gwynne Dyer I’m looking at a headline this morning that screams “AI Creators Fear the Extinction of Humanity”, and I suppose they could turn out to be right. But it’s still a bit early to declare a global emergency and turn all the machines...
Chat for a while with Respond creator Dugald Hamilton and you learn very quickly that he is driven to ensure the world becomes a better place for future generations. It’s all about the impact excessive amounts of chemicals have had on the soil...
by Dr Andrew Cribb, East Coast Farm Vets With an incredible amount of rain over the last year it’s not surprising there have been cases of Leptospirosis in farm animals, as well as working dogs. Leptospirosis is caused by the bacteria Leptospir...
Fencing has provided Eliza Maher with so much more than a practical skill. “If I can build a fence, I can do anything,” says the 25-year-old from Māhia. She grew up around fencing, helping her dad Bruce and sometimes accompanied by mum Julie...
Maori Paati president John Tamihere’s crawl back to the Beehive has no bounds. Plan A: Sued the Labour Party in 2019 after renewal of membership was rejected. Fail. Plan B: Illegal $500,000 loan from his Waipareira Charitable Trust to fund his...
Just watched Paddy Gower Has Issues re logging slash. The blame for pine slash lies fairly and squarely with the forest owners. They are the ones who dictate what becomes of slash, screw the logging contractors for lower harvesting prices and set...