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Golf roundup
Sport

Golf roundup

Electrinet Park To Jacko. Electrinet Park pennants players will have the memory of Jack Glassford inspiring them when the 2023 Poverty Bay-East Coast men’s interclub Oligoi and Endeavour pennants series start on Saturday. Jack died on April 5...

GIG GUIDE
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GIG GUIDE

THIS WEEK Blackened Metallica Tribute - Harbinger Smash Palace Saturday April 15, 8.30pm, Tickets $15, Door $20, Under 18s free (with a guardian). Midwave Breaks The Dome, May 13, 8pm. COMING UP Mix it Up! Trad dance to live music, Girl Guide Hall...

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Questions about one-in-four claim
Gisborne Herald

Questions about one-in-four claim

AT least twice last week television media repeated old and now disputed claims that one in four households in Tairāwhiti are dependent on forestry. The claim, which comes from a study conducted by Waikato University for the Eastland Wood Council 12...

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High School Old Boys return
Sport

High School Old Boys return

Name from past revived for team aiming to boost culture. Three Gisborne footballers have got together to revive the High School Old Boys team name in the Eastern League. They’re entering the league at the level their predecessors left local...

Pinn family create Burton Cup history
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Pinn family create Burton Cup history

BOWLS by Ginny Sherriff and Herald staff A candidate for most absorbing contest in town over the weekend was Gisborne bowls fraternity versus the elements. Gisborne Bowling Club’s most prestigious event, the Burton Cup, was held thanks to an...

Simplified urine test for old guys
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Simplified urine test for old guys

Go outside and pee in the garden. If ants gather: Diabetes. IF you pee on your feet: Prostate. IF it smells like a Barbecue: Cholesterol. IF when you shake it, your wrist hurts: Osteoarthritis. IF you return to your room with your penis outside your...

Good Friday Agreement plus 25
Opinion

Good Friday Agreement plus 25

by Gwynne Dyer US President Joe Biden is visiting Ireland this week to celebrate an anniversary that almost didn’t happen. It’s the 25th anniversary of the “Good Friday Agreement” of 1998 that ended 30 years of killing in Northern Ireland...

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Logs back on the beach
Gisborne Herald

Logs back on the beach

Gisborne Herald photographer Liam Clayton took the photos above of the woody debris on the main city beachfront. The first shot shows the beach clean-up at Waikanae Beach late last month as contractors made good progress. But after the weekend rain...

Export awards open for entries
Business

Export awards open for entries

Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay export successes will be celebrated at the region’s eighth export awards in August. Details of the ExportNZ ASB Export Awards were announced today by ExportNZ Hawke’s Bay executive officer Amanda Liddle, who said...

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Tough environment for election year
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Tough environment for election year

What is generally regarded as the final warm holiday of the year before winter, Easter has been a disappointment for this district and in keeping with a summer which will be best forgotten by most. After a generally dismal first three days, however...