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...
Lytton High students grooved to the sounds of the New Zealand Army Band which put on an exhilarating performance at the school yesterday. The concert was part of a tour of North Island secondary schools. Director of music Major Graham Hickman said...
A tearful Meka Whaitiri confirmed her shock defection from the Labour Party to Te Pāti Māori this morning at Waipatu Marae in Hastings.
A man accused of attacking a Wairoa veteran in his own home last week, allegedly used a wooden pole as a weapon. The suspect who cannot be named yet, was scheduled to appear in an arrest list in Gisborne District Court yesterday afternoon but the...
Discussions are continuing five months after a Provisional Improvement Notice (PIN) was issued to Gisborne Hospital’s Ward 5 because of concerns about staffing levels. A PIN legally requires an employer to address a health and safety issue before...
Consent granted despite failing to meet condition A Gisborne logging company operating in an area shared with residential addresses has drawn the ire of locals who claim disturbances from the operation are unbearable. The business says it will soon...
Gisborne’s Sunshine Brewery has taken community support to the next level to produce a charity fundraising beer, aptly named Cyclone Gabri Ale. Proceeds will go to the Gisborne Tairāwhiti Farming Recovery Fund. Local community organisations...
Big names turning out for cyclone relief event at Eden Park Sporting greats Sir Michael Jones, Rob Waddell and Jeff Wilson are among the names getting behind a major fundraising event which will benefit two Gisborne sporting communities. Gisborne...
Ashlee McNabb had no aspirations of becoming a nurse until she witnessed first-hand the care her younger brother, born at 34 weeks, received in the special care baby unit (SCBU). The experience was inspirational for Ashlee, who is of Ngati Kahungunu...
Individual highlights 180s: Tahuna Irwin 2 (Falcons). Highest start (140): Tahuna Irwin, Pete Tom, John Love (Falcons). Highest finish (140): Alf Cross (Tigers). Most tons (17): Tahuna Irwin (Falcons) Team Results Falcons 13 Tigers 4: T Irwin 180...
Duane Hihi’s crew didn’t give it away at the weekend. The Hihi-coached Gisborne Boys’ High School first 15 lost to Wellington College 34-19, although they put up the opening try of their Tranzit Coachlines Festival clash and gave the locals...
The good-sized crowd who turned up at Eastland Kart Club’s latest event saw the best racing of the season so far. The Anzac mini champs gave young up-and-coming drivers their own event. It was held over three races — with a front, middle and...
by Sherrill Beale Midweek premier netball promises two close games at the YMCA as teams try to avoid the bottom two spots ahead of the challenge round. At 6pm tomorrow, Horouta Koura take on Gisborne Girls’ High School Senior A in what should be...
by Scraggy Gritty performances against both defending champions, a nine-goal blitz from Gisborne Boys’ High School and a Krystel Williams quadruple were among the highlights of Week 1 of the Poverty Bay senior hockey competitions. After much...
The Government appears to be a victim of its own success with its Clean Car Discount programme, which has exceeded its own and industry projections. A review after the first year of the scheme has shown that 20 percent of new passenger vehicle sales...
Clive Bibby The Parata report covering the East Coast Land Use Inquiry is due on May 12 now after a 12-day extension “due to the number and substance of submissions”. The findings will no doubt make some people feel very uncomfortable. And so...
The legacy of this Labour Govt, regardless of when they finally shuffle off, will without doubt be one of abject failure. Driven by an ironically named “progressive agenda”, almost everything they have touched has resulted in calamity, and...
A group of researchers working on climate change and “just transition” issues in Tairāwhiti is welcoming a Government announcement there will be consultation with communities in the region on a set of flood risk categories for private...
Gisborne beaches will not be cleaned of woody debris until after winter despite the district council labelling the issue one of “extreme danger”. Following Cyclone Gabrielle, forestry companies worked around the tides for weeks to clear Midway...
Gisborne woman Annie Meredith has been given the Dignity Champion award by Age Concern New Zealand to acknowledge the work she does with the elderly. “It is people like Annie who make New Zealand a better place to age,” wrote Age Concern New...
Students from Tairāwhiti are taking part in this year’s Race Unity Speech Awards regional heat tomorrow at Waikanae Surf Life Saving Club at 7pm. Last year’s champions Jacqueline Nankivell from Campion College and Mairangi Campbell from...
A Gisborne man has admitted numerous historical sexual offences against his daughter, for which he will inevitably be jailed. The man, in his 50s, cannot be named to protect the victim, whose details are automatically protected by law. The case...
Police are investigating after two people were injured when a vehicle crashed at Deep Creek Bridge at Ruakituri and dropped 20 metres. The crash was reported at about 11.50am on Saturday, a police spokesman said. “Of the two occupants, one...
Police have arrested a 28 year-old man suspected of attacking an elderly Wairoa man in his home last week and a cellphone that was taken, containing the last photograph taken of the man’s late wife, has been recovered. The alleged offender was...
Gisborne builders are cracking on with cyclone repairs as a rise in demand for repair work coincides with a slowdown in the industry, Master Builders chief executive David Kelly says. Mr Kelly was in Gisborne last week to cast an eye over repair...
Victoria Cross recipient Willie Apiata and former New Zealand Defence Force colleagues have raised more than $200,000 for the people of Ngāti Porou hit by Cyclone Gabrielle on the East Coast. Personnel from Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and New...
The “final” reunion for the foundation students of Lytton High School, 1961, has been so successful, they’re going to do it again. Organiser Bernie Priestley said 41 former students and 13 partners attended, including one couple who flew from...
Results of Week 3 games in Civil Project Solutions Senior 1 rugby — Charteris Choppers Wairoa Athletic 10 (Jordan Biddle, Moss Doran, tries) Roseland Tavern Tapuae 29 (Iowane Filimoni 3, Wayne Hema, Kyoni-Tyrese Te Amo-Poki, tries; Te Amo-Poki 2...
Gisborne Thistle went from a goal up to a goal down in the space of a minute on Saturday. The game-changing minute started in the 57th, and the score stayed at 2-1 to Palmerston North Marist till the end of this Central Federation League football...
Ethine Reeves scored a hat-trick and KC Wilson picked up a double as Waikohu ran rampant on Saturday. GT Shearing Waikohu beat Earthwork Solutions High School Old Boys 59-24 and scored nine tries to four in Poverty Bay premier rugby at Te Karak...
OBM made it four from four in a 24-7 premier club rugby win over Ngatapa on Saturday but it came at a price. Star utility back Moses Christie is out for several weeks with a dislocated elbow — a huge loss for the unbeaten side, particularly as...