The winter sports season is ramping up for the main codes. But on Saturday, there was a new ball game making an impact. A pickleball tournament was held at the Badminton Centre and attracted good numbers to the court sport which features paddles and...
A member of the public reminded National MP Scott Simpson that he had not mentioned water reforms, during a meeting in Gisborne billed as discussing those reforms. In his nearly hour-long address to a small audience at Forces Café, Mr Simpson, the...
Further clarification around the Government’s proposed changes to its Three Waters reforms details how it estimated the region’s savings, and confirms that while the Gisborne District Council will own its water assets, it will not be able to...
Inspired by baker Petra Galler’s Jewish heritage, the recipes in Butter, Butter have a very European sensibility, with a touch of Middle Eastern flavours . . . This is such a showstopper and I implore you to give it a go — I promise it’s not...
by Dot McCulloch During the time of no power and no internet, there was not much choice but to read, sleep or think. It was too wet outside, so thinking is what I did and came up with this . . . I would like to congratulate us all for coming through...
Preeti Maheshwari and her family continue their Indian holiday in a vibrant city full of traditional cuisine and refreshing cups of tea . . . Our joy knew no bounds when we reached Ahmedabad station. But as soon as we stepped out of the train our...
If there’s one thing homeowners take pride in, it is a well-kept lawn. When a lawn is well manicured and in good condition, it can provide an aesthetically pleasing finish that even the most reluctant gardener will be proud of. This guide from...
Lucy Coulston is a wahine on a mission, with a goal of creating change in the environmental space using mātauranga Māori and indigenous practices. She talked to kaupapa Māori reporter Matai O’Connor . . . Lucy Coulston is a wahine on a mission...
As Anzac Day approaches, Wynsley Wrigley talks to a survivor of the last battle in the Pacific theatre of World War 2, actually fought after the Japanese had surrendered... Ken Gordon, survivor of kamikaze attacks and the last combat action of World...
REGISTRATIONS are being taken for The Big Check-in online exercise run by Beef + Lamb New Zealand on May 4, billed as the “biggest online rural check-in”. The free, online, 90-minute interactive evening gives farmers the opportunity to reconnect...
The quality of the 2226 store lambs was better this week at the Matawhero sheep sale. Farmers on the Poverty Bay flats are well stocked and buyer demand is steady, in spite of a rising meat schedule. The average price paid rose $18 to $123. The...
Congratulations this week to Caroline Kirkpatrick for featuring in the results each day. Monday, April 17 — Beetham Lifestyle Village Swiss Pairs 3 (Victory Points — after nine rounds) Caroline Kirkpatrick, Robyn Cheyne 109.68 Diana Styche, Joy...
INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS 180s: R Te Kira (Brezz’n Silver); J Noanoa (Rebels); K Arahanga 3 (Stallions); M Reeves (Outlaws); J Campbell-Ratapu, J Horua (Vikings); J Ahuriri (Spartans); M Evans (Spandangles); T Kaio (Done n Dusted). Highest start...
Eastland Kart Club members will hold their Anzac Champs tomorrow. Racing starts at 10am. For weather updates, check the club Facebook page. To find the track, turn into Aerodrome Road off Awapuni Road
Individual highlights 180s: Te Kotahi Kaio (Tigers). Highest start (140): Mihi Waihape 2 (Waihape Whanau). Highest finish (132): Ripeka Te Kira (Ruahine Tahi). Most tons, men (15): John Love (Falcons). Most tons, women (8): Mihi Awatere (Ruahine...
HALBERG GAMES Parafed Gisborne Tairāwhiti won the Team Spirit of the Games Award at the Halberg Games in Auckland this month. The award acknowledged the team’s positivity, encouragement, motivation, resilience and winning attitude throughout the...
by Horsey Seventeen-year-old Rachael Rickard has been awarded her silver star for winning five Poverty Bay-East Coast Centre indoor bowls titles. She was in top form, partnering Lois Lamont to win the centre women’s pairs event to earn her silver...
Patrick Cooper’s letter “Any wonder some young white males rebel?” cannot be dismissed as “a fat load of delusional fear-based crap” as one commenter would have us believe. It seems to me that there is confusion between what boys and young...
Take the sacred korowai off, it’s not yours. Make your dodgy moves within the political arena and donations without denegrating taonga Maori. All in, or all out, not a $1 each way. We are surrounded by kupapa tikanga i Te Hurunga o Te Ra. All the...
The new Police Minister just added $9 million of taxpayers’ money to the “Retail Crime Prevention Fund” for fog cannons, knowing six months out from the election — and a $20 billion blowout of Labour’s second term — that fog will be the...
by Craig Bauld So, have we reached the stage yet where we can discuss Covid like grown-up people? Can we consider the official figures? According to MoH statistics, 90.2 percent of NZers got vaxxed, 9.8 percent didn’t. Call it 90 percent/10...
Concerns over Covid-19 have dialled back considerably as the pandemic has changed to something more like what many who opposed vaccination and mandates were claiming back when it was a much more serious threat to public health. They might like to...
REVIEW: THE WOLVES Unity Theatre’s production of The Wolves, which opened last night, is pacy, humorous and action-packed with never a dull moment. Set at an indoor soccer field somewhere in Middle America, each scene is a Saturday practice where...
Community to consider moving town to higher ground Plans to relocate one of Te Karaka’s cyclone-affected marae to higher ground could herald the way for the entire township to move with the addition of a purpose-built emergency evacuation centre...
Questions have been asked about why Gisborne District Council has decided to turn this weekend into an extra long one for council staff. The council offices in Fitzherbert Street and Te Puia Springs will remain closed until next Wednesday, with all...
Should the council and/or the forestry companies be required to remove the heavier, dangerous pieces of wood debris from the beach now?
A Gisborne man accused of punching an older woman in the head during the heated Posie Parker protest in Auckland late last month appeared in court for the first time on Thursday, waving briefly to the magistrate before nervously folding his hands in...
Commissioner Foon ‘comfortable’ with donations to Labour MP Allan Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon is in the gun after revelations he gave significant financial support to Labour MP Kiri Allan in the lead-up to the 2020 election. Ms Allan...
Memorial cards honour WW1 soldiers killed far from home Sacred family heirlooms. That is how Colin Seymour feels about the photographs and postcard-type publications honouring his World War 1 serving relatives who lie “in a distant land”. One...
The amended version of Relay for Life 2023 proved a success despite being disrupted by flooding and Covid issues of the recent past. The revamped Relay Your Way raised $55,995 for Gisborne-East Coast Cancer Society, according to the Gisborne section...
The $200,000 project (above) to upgrade the Lytton Road culvert through which the Matokitoki Stream runs at Lytton West is nearing completion. Following Cyclone Gabrielle and the rain event at the end of February (right), extensive repairs were...
A large and dense smoke plume visible to the northwest of the city yesterday afternoon was from a controlled burnoff. Fire and Emergency NZ said it caused no problems. “We had no calls about it,” a senior Gisborne firefighter said. No further...
Daily 111 calls to police doubled in week following Gabrielle Crime levels in the region increased significantly after Cyclone Gabrielle but had returned to normal levels within a week, police statistics show. In the wake of the storm, police...
HARD work by contractors has seen the two piers that will support the Bailey bridge at Waikare Gorge on State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Napier now completed. However, it has not been enough to offset a delay to the timeline for opening the...