SportBridge resultsCongratulations this week to Katrine Matthews and Carolyn McMurray for scoring 74.74 percent on Wednesday. Monday, June 19 — No Trumps Pairs 3 (Howell movement) John Rouse, Brent Turnbull 61.90 Carolyn McMurray, Frank Nieuwland 57.74 Patrici...27 Jun 08:15 AM
SportAll go for Premier top-four playoffsThe final Saturday of Round 2 in the Poverty Bay Premier club rugby competition, which was called off due to the state of emergency announced on Friday, will not be played. That means the competition standings remain as they are and semifinals of...27 Jun 08:14 AM
SportCool, calm Kahu to coach CoastNgati Porou East Coast have Lochore Cup-winning brains back in 2023. With Hosea Gear as the Sky Blues’ first-ever director of rugby, world secondary school championship-winning coach Kim Harris returning as technical adviser and Kahu Tamatea going...27 Jun 08:07 AM
OpinionRehiring or not, tell usNewspapers are now frequently featuring articles regarding the desperate plight of our healthcare and hospital services due to understaffing and poor working conditions. Even now, however, neither politicians nor healthcare authorities will say if...26 Jun 08:19 AM
Gisborne HeraldState of emergency lifted but devastation lingers in waterlogged communityThe state of emergency has been lifted in Tairāwhiti but widespread damage remains on a sodden and exhausted community. Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz lifted the state of emergency this afternoon, effective from 12 noon Sunday 25 June. Torrential...25 Jun 01:21 PM
Gisborne HeraldHighway north closed due to cracking on Otoko Hill, wastewater issues in cityHeavy rain overnight has created slips and sewage issues around the city and State Highway 2 north is closed due to severe cracking on Otoko Hill. Less rain fell than was forecast, however the sustained rainfall over the past three days has made the...24 Jun 03:57 PM
Gisborne HeraldWastewater system overload: Gisborne residents urged to reduce water usageGisborne residents are being asked to reduce water use as the wastewater system is at capacity for the city. Tairāwhiti Civil Defence Controller David Wilson says our pipes are overwhelmed with the volume of water and this has coincided with high...24 Jun 11:20 AM
SportAthletic’s hat-trick hopes face a tough nut to crack . . . TapuaeTo win the Lew Patterson Cup for three years in a row would be a tremendous achievement. But two-time defending champions of Civil Project Solutions Senior 1 rugby, Charteris Choppers Wairoa-Athletic, have a tough nut to crack first. No points were...24 Jun 10:26 AM
SportON THE MATSINDOOR BOWLS Poverty Bay-East Coast indoor bowlers continued their impressive run at the New Zealand Indoor Bowls Championships by winning the District Challenge in New Plymouth. Each district was represented by four bowlers and 22 districts started...24 Jun 10:25 AM
SportFive Gisborne clubbies in NZ team for Surf Rescue ChallengeThe New Zealand Surf Lifesaving Black Fins team have been named for the International Surf Rescue Challenge 2023 and five of them are from Gisborne clubs. The Challenge is being held in South Padre, Texas, from September 20 to 23. Among the...24 Jun 10:23 AM
SportHeartland unions band together to support Poverty Bay, CoastWhile New Zealand rugby’s 12 Heartland Provincial Unions are highly competitive on the field, the strength of their bonds off it are as strong as ever following the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle earlier this year. The cyclone left thousands of...24 Jun 10:21 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRegion prepared as rain keeps comingHeavy rain continues to threaten a sodden Tairāwhiti and its rain-weary residents, although the risks from this latest severe weather look to have peaked on Thursday afternoon. Ongoing wet weather developed into a 24-hour deluge from Wednesday...24 Jun 10:18 AM
OpinionMajor industries need support, visionary approachClive Bibby A progress report on one of the region’s most needed projects and an online response by a former councillor attempting to discredit my own observations on necessary land-use changes are currently masquerading as fair comment about...24 Jun 10:17 AM
OpinionSmall cost and effort for native regeneration — mainly takes timeIt has been known for a long time that vulnerable land in Tairāwhiti is unsuitable for harvested tree crops and livestock. These soils are too fragile, catchments are steep, streams are short and fast-flowing in rain, dead and dying wetlands still...24 Jun 10:15 AM
OpinionDavid against the GoliathIn virtually all myths, there’s a reluctant hero who, when faced with a life or death challenge, goes in search of a saviour, only to find in the end that he is the one — that the force to overcome the challenge is within himself, and that he...24 Jun 10:15 AM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldTwo men accused of stealing from shipping containerTwo men accused of breaking into and stealing building materials from a shipping container at a De Lautour Road property, have appeared in court. AJ Breland Garrett Pohatu and Rex Tyronne Waite, 37, each face two counts of burglary, to which they...24 Jun 10:13 AM
Gisborne HeraldRocket Lab picks up deal to help monitor space debrisSpace debris will be better monitored if a new space mission from Mahia is successful. Rocket Lab this week announced it has signed a dedicated launch deal with Spire Global to deliver its first four Space Situational Awareness (SSA) satellites to...24 Jun 10:12 AM
Gisborne HeraldWorking to save treesA planning process is under way to remove some of the silt from around trees in Anzac Park to try to save them from death or serious dieback. Gisborne District Council parks and reserves team is working on a plan to save the affected trees there...24 Jun 10:11 AM
Gisborne HeraldFarm cadet trust looking at what future holds for schemeThe Waipaoa Station Farm Cadet Training Trust is reviewing its options for the future and has decided not to offer places to new cadets in 2024 as it completes a strategic review of what it is offering cadets, the farming sector and its sponsors...24 Jun 10:09 AM
Gisborne HeraldFlood damage taking toll on mental health on the CoastMembers of the community playing key Civil Defence roles in areas north of Gisborne say although the Coast is holding up in the face of severe weather, people should stay ready. MetService’s red rain warning remains in place until midday Sunday...24 Jun 10:07 AM
Gisborne HeraldGDC working on a plan to reflect importance of region’s freshwater catchmentsA new review is now under way to check the state of Tairāwhiti’s regional fresh water and the Waipaoa catchment plan. Led by the Gisborne Distrcit Council, the Waipaoa Catchment Plan (WCP) was developed alongside the Regional Freshwater Plan and...24 Jun 10:02 AM
Gisborne HeraldThird state of emergency this year, Red heavy rain warning remains in place until midday SundayWelfare centres are set up around the region as Tairawhiti remains under a Red heavy rain warning until midday on Sunday. Extra staff were arriving from around the country yesterday afternoon to bolster the numbers for a regional response, from the...24 Jun 09:57 AM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldHangaroa hanging onHangaroa residents are on high alert after rain continues to pelt down across the region. Resident Alex Campbell said the continuous downpour had caused the road passing through the Hangaroa Bluffs to be closed due to slips at the entrance. “The...24 Jun 09:55 AM
Gisborne HeraldStaggering totals of rainfall recordedRainfall over the region in the past few days has reached historic record levels, and a Red heavy rain warning remains in place through Sunday. Some relief came yesterday afternoon, with an easing of the downpour, and river levels were given...24 Jun 09:53 AM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldGetting The Gisborne Herald throughIn the Wild West the Pony Express saying was “the mail must get through”. Well in the ‘Wild East’ the same can be said of getting the Gisborne Herald out to people in the past 48 hours. Friday’s paper was trucked down from the printing...24 Jun 09:52 AM
Gisborne HeraldSlips and flooding on rural roadsGisborne District Council put out a list of road closures yesterday afternoon for the Waipaoa and Hikurangi networks due to the latest heavy rain, after advice from their contractors. Waipaoa Lavenham Road, flooding Hihiroroa Road South 4-9km mark -...24 Jun 09:50 AM
Gisborne HeraldSupermarket open, keeping in touchCountdown’s Gisborne store will operate normally while the region is under a State of Emergency. “Our thoughts are with everyone in Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay with unfolding weather events once again hitting the region,” Countdown’s...24 Jun 09:48 AM
Gisborne HeraldDebris cleared, State Highway 2 returns to service between Wairoa and Napier with cautionary measuresState Highway 2 between Wairoa and Napier reopened following work to clear fallen debris yesterday morning after it was closed on Thursday night because of surface flooding and slips. “SH2 will be under temporary traffic control, so road users are...24 Jun 09:44 AM
Gisborne HeraldTrust in council wanes, iwi takes lead in Te Karaka's emergency preparednessIwi at Te Karaka are looking after the township, saying they have lost trust in the Gisborne District Council-led Civil Defence Emergency (CDEM)management because of how it managed the response to Cyclone Gabrielle in February. The community and iwi...24 Jun 09:38 AM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldAffco fined $500,000 over worker’s deathAffco Wairoa has been fined just over half a million dollars for a worker’s death described by a judge as “wholly avoidable”. Sentencing the company in Gisborne District Court yesterday, Judge Warren Cathcart said an old freezer facility in...23 Jun 06:10 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldWeather delays Angus Bull WeekThe East Coast Angus Association made the decision yesterday to postpone all the Angus rising two-year-old bull sales for a week, because of the bad weather. The sales were to have started yesterday at Ratanui Angus at Tuai, with that sale postponed...23 Jun 04:43 PM
SportSporting fixtures cancelled throughout districtSports venues around the region are empty over the weekend following multiple cancellations due to the state of emergency announced yesterday. Hockey (posted on Poverty Bay Hockey Turf Facebook page) “All hockey is cancelled this weekend. There...23 Jun 04:37 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestylePassion for stock shines throughThe rising two-year-old bull sale season was to culminate next week with the annual East Coast Angus Bull Week but has been postponed a week due to the latest heavy rains. Regardless of the slight delay watching proceedings closely will be PGG...23 Jun 04:30 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleTHROUGH A FEMALE LENSThe Herald’s Wynsley Wrigley looks at Lissa Mitchell’s gloriously illustrated publication entitled Through Shaded Glass — Women and Photography in Aotearoa New Zealand 1860 –1960. This article concentrates on the chapter about Gisborne...23 Jun 04:24 PM
