PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldAnnual obedience and agility champs a great day for allGisborne 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...07 Jun 09:26 AM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldVette set to join Gisborne’s list of OlympiansSurfer 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...07 Jun 09:22 AM
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Gisborne HeraldRiverside Road scene of near head-on crashThere 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...06 Jun 10:47 AM
PremiumPremiumSportDerby glory to Poverty Bay after second-half comebackIt 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...06 Jun 09:15 AM
SportUnited knocked out of Fed CupGisborne 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...06 Jun 09:10 AM
PremiumPremiumSportThistle, Napier City Rovers share honours in another dramatic Fed League finishNever 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...06 Jun 09:09 AM
SportBridge resultsMonday, 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...06 Jun 09:05 AM
OpinionAn overheated pot . . .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...06 Jun 09:01 AM
OpinionAnzac myth a mythBen 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 2008-201006 Jun 09:00 AM
OpinionFor profit, not love of swimmingI 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...06 Jun 08:59 AM
OpinionComplicit in violence and destructionManu 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...06 Jun 08:58 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionA kaitiaki for Ngati PorouThe 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...06 Jun 08:55 AM
Gisborne HeraldNew Kiwis welcomed in Gisborne citizenship ceremonyTwenty-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...06 Jun 08:52 AM
Gisborne HeraldRain forecast every day through to next WednesdayBad 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...06 Jun 08:49 AM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldPetition calls for GDC to rethink swim school decisionAn 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...06 Jun 08:48 AM
Gisborne HeraldRescue helicopter finds riverbed best for landingSaturated 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...06 Jun 08:41 AM
Gisborne HeraldTauawhi to build on ‘vision of creating a community of caring men in Tairāwhiti’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”...06 Jun 08:37 AM
Gisborne HeraldCyclones cost sheep and beef farmers up to $385mImpacts 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...06 Jun 08:30 AM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldProtecting whio in WaioekaThe primary goal for Eastern Whio Link (EWL), a hunter and fishermen-led local project, has always been to protect New Zealand’s only endemic blue duck (whio). A mana whenua-led group, EWL is also being supported by Blood Origins which is...05 Jun 05:14 PM
Gisborne HeraldLeaderBrand founder Murray McPhail honoured for services to horticultureLeaderBrand founder Murray McPhail was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (NZOM) in the King’s Birthday Honours List for his services to horticulture. Mr McPhail founded the diverse horticulture business in 1975, introducing...05 Jun 04:55 PM
Gisborne HeraldNgāti Porou leader Selwyn Parata receives knighthood in King's Birthday HonoursA life of service to Māori has earned Ngāti Porou leader Selwyn Tanetoa Parata a knighthood in this year’s King’s Honours List. Sir Selwyn (Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu) was named a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his...05 Jun 04:46 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldRed cattle ready for saleThe ‘red’ cattle get their chance to shine in the sales rings next week when Mokairau Herefords at Whangara and Wilencote at Ngatapa present their rising two-year-olds this sales season. The Reeves family at Mokairau will have 26 young sires all...03 Jun 10:14 AM
Gisborne HeraldPrices similar in smaller saleA smaller yarding of 1548 sheep was sent to the weekly Matawhero Saleyards yesterday, prices paid being similar to those at recent sales. The bulk of the numbers consisted of 1295 store male lambs. The best price paid for these was $144 for 237...03 Jun 10:12 AM
SportGisborne Club Darts resultsINDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS 180s: T Irwin 2 (Brezz’n Gold); A Taukamo-Pohio 2 (Vikings); M Reedy (Done n Dusted); S Harris, S Nisbett (Eastland Asphalts); T Ratapu (Spartans). Highest start (180): T Irwin (Brezz’n Gold); A Taukamo-Pohio (Vikings)...03 Jun 10:04 AM
SportON THE MATSINDOOR BOWLS It was certainly a game of two halves in the local final of the New Zealand mixed fours competition between eventual winners Keith Setter, David Lynn, Nanette Treloar and Sara Lamont, and Jay Casey, Doc Tipene, Krystel Williams and...03 Jun 10:03 AM
OpinionFix health system, back doctors and nursesPauline E Tangiora What has happened to the reform of our health system? Getting this right should have been the priority leading up to July last year when the district health boards were disestablished. So many people are falling by the wayside. It...02 Jun 05:32 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionGovt will need to fund lion’s shareLocal 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...02 Jun 05:28 PM
OpinionWays forward for forestrySheldon 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...02 Jun 05:27 PM
OpinionKeep pushing for what is needed to live safelyRe: “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...02 Jun 05:26 PM
OpinionLoss for Comet and KiwaWhen 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...02 Jun 05:26 PM
OpinionSaddenedHello fellow ratepayers, My awesome grandchildren have been learning how to swim with Comet who have done an amazing job. I have just learnt that Gisborne District Council has not renewed the contract for Learn to Swim but has given the contract to...02 Jun 05:25 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldRenovation of school cafeteria creates commercial kitchen for Gisborne Boys’ High schoolProviding 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...02 Jun 05:24 PM
Gisborne HeraldOil spill exercise in harbour next weekA 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...02 Jun 05:21 PM
