Roger Handford Many of the writers and respondents to letters to the editor seem to live in a peculiarly distorted version of the real world — a world in which factuality and rationality have no place. Those who respond with comments on letters...
When the council describes a situation as “extreme danger” I believe it should also call for extreme urgency to solve the problem. Removing the woody debris from our beaches next summer is not extreme urgency. We are spending money to attract...
You can’t blame Ikaroa-Rawhiti voters feeling betrayed and disrespected after Meka Whaitiri walked from the mandate we elected her to fulfill. What happened to tikanga? Do we actually count? Why the stealth? How long had this been going on? Who...
I love the train and want to get it back. The cyclone broke the road and the railway and both need to be fixed — I want the train to come back to Gisborne. When is the next meeting for the Gisborne Rail Action Group please? Wake up KiwiRail. I...
A contaminated Kāinga Ora home that had sat empty for more than six months, falling into serious disrepair and being broken into multiple times, has been demolished. In July, the house in Huxley Road made headlines when a young homeless Gisborne...
Gisborne RSA members are feeling “very humble” after a successful Poppy Day collection. Executive manager David Sly said Poppy Day raised just over $21,000, which was slightly down on the previous year. “We are very grateful.” Mr Sly...
A man accused of alleged indecencies against his niece when she was a girl in the 1980s, refused to enter pleas when the charges were put to him at the start of a jury trial yesterday. Instead, he answered, “I uphold my claim of right to the court...
The Peel Street toilets are closed from today so the building can be earthquake strengthened. Gisborne District Council liveable communities director Michele Frey said some car parks outside China Palace would be unavailable tomorrow and Friday...
Money from the $260m sale of the region’s lines network could be used to aid the region’s cyclone recovery efforts, Trust Tairāwhiti says. The Overseas Investment Office (OIO) approved the sale of Eastland Network in March. Funds were split...
Gisborne District Council is not following Auckland Council in withdrawing from Local Government NZ. Controversial Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has withdrawn Auckland from LGNZ, but no such concerns are held by Gisborne District Council. Gisborne’s...
Curriculum changes to NCEA were the driver behind an event at Gisborne Boys’ High School this week, to connect local employers and teachers. The korero was part of a strategic pou, or support, for engagement with community, whānau and iwi that...
Wairoa man Dennis Andrews, who was attacked by an intruder in his home last week, is thanking the public for their support and enjoying a new phone he’s been given to replace one that was stolen. A photo of his late wife Ann was salvaged from his...
A Downer crew of six men took 61 hours to complete the 49m Bailey bridge across the Waikare River. They started last Wednesday on the bridge proper, but work began early in April preparing the ground around the site. Two piers had to be constructed...
The Gisborne Herald will become a five-day-a-week publication from next week, with no Monday edition, and will no longer be printed locally. These and other changes are being made to reduce costs and secure a sustainable future for The Gisborne...
The Government is providing nearly $39 million to clean up cyclone-related silt across the district but one iwi says the money is going to the wrong people to distribute it. The funding, announced yesterday, is part of a new cyclone recovery package...
by Scraggy Local hockey supporters are in for a treat as Gisborne Boys’ High School take on YMP A in what promises to be a thrilling match at 6.30pm tonight. Both teams have had a win this season, and will look to build on their momentum in this...
Defensive dominance set Gisborne Girls’ High Senior A up for their first win of the Premier Grade netball season last night. The students beat Horouta Koura 35-23 but will still have to go through Challenge round games. In last night’s other...
Patutahi Reuben Mottart won the day but the in-form Hukanui Brown earned the limelight with another round deep in the red on Sunday. Having recently broken the course record with 8-under 62, Brown fired 64-+3-67, for 39 points. His round included an...
War Memorial Theatre will be the location of interest for staged murder, deceit and sensationalism all wrapped together in the musical play Chicago, which premieres this month. The Musical Theatre Gisborne production is a Tony-award-winning musical...
Local Yvonne Fletcher’s skills to cleverly craft an ethereal floral design saw her place third in a national floral art design competition held in Hamilton last month. Floral Art Society of New Zealand (FASNZ) is a society that aims to encourage...
From the time Marie-ann Quin was a toddler, she was drawn to mums and babies. In fact her first word, apparently, was “baby”, she recalls. “If I ever went missing from my home in the cul-de-sac crescent, in Gisborne where I was born, raised...
Tapuae have taken over. Or at least the Gabriel Doull-led green-and-blacks’ quest for the Lew Patterson Cup is in great shape, after their 19-point victory in the local derby on Saturday. Roseland Tavern Tapuae beat two-time defending champions...
Rugby The rugby draw for SATURDAY — Civil Project Solutions Premier Grade, Week 5 — 2.45pm: Oval 2, Earthwork Solutions HSOB v Larsawn Ngatapa (Damien Macpherson ref); Oval 1, Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates v GT Shearing Waikohu (Terry Reeves)...
Kahutia SENIOR MIXED PAIRS Only five entries were received for Kahutia Bowling Club’s senior mixed pairs championship. In a close and competitive struggle, Leighton Shanks and Dianne Phillips finally overcame a spirited challenge from Glenys...
Gisborne's club put on a great competition, and the weather played ball.
by Mayor Rehette Stoltz Minister for Cyclone Recovery Grant Robertson this week set out three separate categories for flood-affected properties to be classified under — low, managed and high risk. The three categories settled on by the Cyclone...
Around 21 years ago, on my initiative and with the support of Gisborne Turanga Lions and the patronage of the late Bill Williams, Turanga Gardens was born. Over the intervening years, with the passing of many of our Lions members, we have been able...
I attended a matinee performance of the production “Jesus Christ Superstar” and just have to say that after a lifetime’s involvement in theatre, I was absolutely bowled over by it. The show is a complete triumph for the director, the large...
Although her move to join Te Pati Maori has blindsided the Prime Minister, Meka Whaitiri’s defection could have benefits for Labour. Chris Hipkins was on a plane to London when news of her switch began to leak out. He learned about it after he...
by Sandra Conchie, Bay of Plenty Times A cargo ship captain has admitted he put the vessel and those on board in danger during Cyclone Gabrielle when he steered into shallower waters off Mahia en route to the Port of Tauranga. Captain Yongyu Li...
Work has started on $7 million of improvements to Gisborne Hospital to provide better capacity and capability for the treatment of patients with Covid-19 and other infectious diseases. Upgrades to air management, isolation areas and treatment...
The Gisborne-East Cape region can expect more rain in the days ahead as an atmospheric river continues to drag warm, wet air down from the sub-tropics. So far the weather has not produced any drama for the district, other than making the ground...
Firearms and ammunition have been seized following an incident over the weekend, police say. Police executed search warrants at two Tairāwhiti residential addresses on Tuesday as part of the ongoing Operation Kotare. A shotgun, a pistol and...