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Rain dump brings down slip near Waihau Bay turnoff

Monday night’s rain proved the region’s roads are vulnerable to further rain on top of what the year has already delivered. The weather system put on a show of thunder and lightning on the hills inland of Tolaga Bay and the rain saw the Hikuwai...

Making way for a new Kāinga Ora project

The former Woodrose Furnishings shop has been demolished to make way for a new Kāinga Ora housing development. The building was demolished last week. “Kāinga Ora is partnering with ICONIQ Group and has an agreement with them to purchase 10 new...

A weekend affair with Gisborne chardonnay

Gisborne chardonnay was the star at the weekend, whether sipped on a steam train, in a vineyard or at the Black House luxury lodge, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Marking International Chardonnay Weekend, The Chardonnay Affair was made up of four...

Tea towels straight out of the dryer start car fire

Firefighters were called to a house in Devery Street in Mangapapa on Monday after a fire started in a car parked in a carport, started when hot tea towels fresh from a dryer caught fire inside the car. Fire and Emergency NZ sent crews to the...

Shredder ready to tackle slash

A Herculean 30 tonne slow speed shredder is perhaps the one-stop solution that Gisborne needs, when it comes to dealing with issues such as slash. The $900,000 Terex 820 machine was donated to Gisborne company Harrison Bulk Haulage, by an Auckland...

State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Napier open all hours

State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Napier will be open around the clock from today, said Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. That stretch of highway suffered the most destruction as a result of Cyclone Gabrielle, with damage to around 100 sites...

Eastwoodhill master plan 'looks very positive': Singh

National arboretum laying down a blueprint for the next 100 years.

Nurses to consider pay offer

Gisborne nurses will hold stop work meetings on Thursday to discuss a Te Whatu Ora pay offer which their union says falls short of the rate of inflation. Nurses who are members of New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) will meet at one of 57...

DAN THE MAN AS PARK WIN PENNANTS

THE Oligoi Jug trophy remains in Electrinet Park hands after a one-way matchplay final of the men’s interclub pennants competition on Sunday. Park (1) whitewashed Poverty Bay 8-0 in the 36-hole decider on the Poverty Bay course. The team of Anaru...

Merger means stronger voice for stroke support

The charity formerly known as Stroke Tairāwhiti has amalgamated with the Stroke Foundation New Zealand. The partnership will provide additional resources, expertise, health promotion and marketing capacity, and the ability to lobby government as...

Shaw close to top at NZ dog trials

Matawai dog triallist Samantha Shaw finished third and fourth in the zig zag hunt final at the New Zealand championships at the Warepa Collie Club grounds near Balclutha on Friday. She and Rogue had finished in third place in the South Island...

Mild May makes for warm start to winter

The district is having a warm start to winter, with a mild May producing above-normal temperatures for the time of year. Daytime highs over the month have been running at almost 1.3 degrees warmer than the 17.7 degree average for the 30 years...

Vision can save us from ourselves . . .

Clive Bibby So much has happened since Cyclones Gabrielle and Hale delivered what might be the killer blow to the hopes and dreams of some decent, law-abiding contributors to this region’s and the nation’s economy. It is as if the world stood...

‘Mindblowing talent’ at Smokefreerockquest

Lawson Field Theatre was the centre of a musical extravanganza as Tairāwhiti’s young musicians performed in this year’s Smokefreerockquest and Smokefree Tangata Beats regional heats on Friday. The exhilarating performance by Boys’ High...

Demise of two forestry contractor businesses sparks fears for industry

There are “huge concerns” that the forestry contracting industry is 12 months from collapse, after two long-standing East Coast businesses go into liquidation.

Parties shifting into campaign mode

With the Government’s 2023 Budget behind them and the election just over four months away, the two largest parties seem to be settling down to a war of slogans. National will continue with its catchy “coalition of chaos” jibe that warns of...

When academic freedom is no longer free

Dr Melissa Derby The Second Academic Freedom Report released by the Free Speech Union is a chilling read for those of us who work in universities. It uses a phrase we hear often — that universities are the “critics and conscience of society”...

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle — and keep pollution out of our rivers

The rivers of Gisborne are being polluted with garbage and silt by us humans. Two years ago I was part of a clean-up of the Taruheru River and what we found was really disgusting — things like broken computers, old shoes and even a destroyed...