A nationwide Te Whatu Ora Health NZ pre-employment vaccination policy is under development. The Government’s Covid-19 vaccination mandate, or compulsory vaccination for health workers, has been lifted, but a Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti spokeswoman...
The first signs of a developing El Niño climate pattern have been spotted by a space satellite. Gisborne-East Coast farmers and those affected by weather systems need to be aware of the imminent change and incorporate the latest advice in their...
A man on a mission to house people displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle has painted a grim picture of Tairāwhiti’s worst-affected in a fiery email to the district council. Toitu Tairāwhiti Builtsmart Ltd director Willie Te Aho has worked to house...
Fire and Emergency New Zealand will today deploy 25 firefighters from across New Zealand to Alberta to help fight wildfires in Western Canada, and one of them is from Gisborne. The contingent is made up of four five-person firefighting crews — an...
Uncertainty, lack of detail and an awareness of possible major change after October’s general election remain among concerns Gisborne district councillors have about water reforms. Councillors, sitting at a full meeting of Gisborne District...
Homes on Wheatstone Road could be among those officially flagged as being at risk from mud volanoes, a new report reveals. A staff report to go before Gisborne District Council’s Civil Defence and Emergency Management committee today (Wednesday)...
The first family has moved into new Kāinga ora housing on Manuka Street after the site was blessed on Monday morning. The blessing marked the completion of the first seven of a 14-home development. “It’s great to see the first seven homes at...
Surfers were out in force on Sunday as Tangaroa turned on epic waves at Wainui, which continued into Monday albeit it not as big. Among those to knock on the door of the green room was Ben Cowper at the No Access break. Ben is used to being behind...
Gisborne District Council chief executive Nedine Thatcher Swann says there is a lot of “good stuff” in the report from the Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use but she believed the inquiry report had not covered actions taken by the council in...
Nurses at Gisborne Hospital's Ward 5 have been given the go-ahead to strike. The New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) says the absolutely vital right of workers to strike over health and safety matters has...
Since the closure of the main road south past Wairoa, a lot of the heavy vehicles have been using Bloomfield Rd and Bushmere Rd. Both roads are now in a disgusting state and have been for a number of weeks. So how about the council sending someone...
The removal of the $5 prescription charge might not sound like a lot but the implications are huge for those who cannot afford $5. This new policy in the 2023 Budget is relatively inexpensive and will pay for itself many times over. Early...
A huge thank you to the shoppers at the Charity Knit Sale on Saturday that raised just over $1800, which has been divided between Alzheimer’s Tairāwhiti, Multiple Sclerosis Gisborne East Coast, Gisborne Concert Band and Gisborne Civic Brass Band...
Lawn Bowls by Trevor Mills Stan Gooch was the New Zealand Bowling Association’s national men’s singles champion in 1949 but didn’t get what many felt he earned — selection for the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland. His achievement will...
Corporate welfare or a necessary investment in reducing New Zealand’s emissions? That is the debate that follows the Government’s announcement it will pay nearly half the cost of a new electric arc furnace for New Zealand Steel. The Government...
Clive Bibby I guess it is no surprise to see in the Budget where this Government’s spending priorities are! It’s just a pity that the Labour Party is so disingenuous with its “self-centred“ interpretation of a commitment to “serve” all...
Gisborne Boys’ High School had a good crack at Napier BHS at the Rectory field on Saturday before falling 29-5 to the visitors. Under new head coach David Russell, Napier worked hard to subdue a committed Gisborne outfit and retain the Football...
YMP 2 got a right royal welcome to Premier Grade in the Gisborne YMCA on Saturday morning when the club’s top team racked up the biggest scoreline of the season to date. Turanga FM YMP demolished clubmates YMP (2) 84-20 in a one-sided Gisborne...
The importance of addressing the climate crisis by recognising the existing biodiversity crisis was the topic of discussion at the Lawson Field Theatre recently. Visiting Emeritus Professor of Ecology David Norton spoke about a range of topics which...
The Poverty Bay Wekas squad has been named for the King’s Birthday Weekend rugby match (June 3) against Ngāti Porou East Coast at the Oval. The squad is (*denotes potential new cap) — Adriaan Brits (Wairoa Athletic), Adrian Wyrill (Waikohu)...
If you don’t execute your plays, they will punish you.” That’s what coach Anthony Kiwara had to say after Enterprise Cars OBM defeated his Kevin Hollis Pirates side in the opening week of Round 2 of the Civil Project Solutions Poverty Bay...
The latest roading recovery update from Gisborne District Council yesterday says fine weather helped contractors have a productive week across the region. Close to 50 percent of the planned water tabling targets have now been met. This water...
The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter will be landed wherever its crew can to get help to those who need it. Last week was a classic example of this as the chopper ended up perched on a track on an exposed ridgeline. Last Wednesday the...
Census NZ has reassured the Tairāwhiti community no fines will be issued to people here for not completing the 2023 Census. But they stress the “vital” need for people to take part in the nation’s big count. The Government has waived the...
by Duncan Gillies, NZ Herald A group of Gisborne creatives who satirised the region’s relationship with Captain James Cook have turned their focus on the King. The video Cooked was produced by local radio station Turanga FM in 2019 to coincide...
Police have arrested a 28-year-old man in relation to two serious assaults that allegedly took place in Wairoa in March. An arrest warrant was executed at a Chamberlain Avenue address in the town yesterday morning where police took the man into...
Severe weather events, including Cyclone Gabrielle, resulted in the Firstlight Network team working tirelessly throughout the summer. At the same time, the Network (formerly Eastland Network) still had their planned programme of works to deliver for...
Glenroy Road Farm at Whangara, owned by the Lane Family and home of the Whangara Angus Stud, has gone on the market with Bayleys. The 1105-hectare property is held in multiple titles, owned by the Lane family for many years. The agents say the...
The latest assault from the sub-tropics passed the Gisborne-East Coast region without too much fuss, but another weather pattern has resulted in new watches issued by MetService. The agency yesterday put a Heavy Rain Watch in place for the northeast...
A murder trial witness says she is certain it was the accused’s ute that sped past her in the dark and stopped at the Childers Road/Titoki Street intersection where someone with “a large silhouette” got out and yelled “Sieg f****** Heil”...
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency contractors are putting in extra bridge protection at Turihaua. “Our contractors are currently on site at Turihaua Bridge SH35 working underneath the northern abutment of the bridge, to repair scour damage caused by...
Three months on from Cyclone Gabrielle the clean-up continues at Anzac Park. Anzac Park was one of the worst hit places in the city centre in the wake of February’s cyclone and the park remains closed. Gisborne District Council liveable...
Gisborne Hospital Ward 5 nurses were waiting yesterday afternoon for a judge’s reserved decision on whether their one-hour strike scheduled for tomorrow afternoon can proceed. Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand sought an injunction in Wellington...
RUGBY CPS Poverty Bay premier club rugby: GT Shearing 55 Larsawn Ngatapa 20, Enterprise Cars OBM 34 Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates 8, East Coast Farm Vets won by default over High School Old Boys. Senior 1: OBM 12 Uawa 47, Tapuae 68 LVB Farm Services...