Two Tairāwhiti rangatahi involved in the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) have returned inspired after completing separate scholarships. TKKM o Horouta Wananga students Te Aturangi Peters and Maikel Terekia, are involved in YES company Tirama, which...
For those with an interest in things celestial, there will be a partial lunar eclipse just before dawn tomorrow, weather and clouds permitting. The Moon will be obscured by the outer part of Earth’s shadow, starting just after 5am. At its greatest...
A fire outside a scrapyard in Stanley Road caused multiple short circuits on an underground cable resulting in just over 400 customers losing power, at around 9.15pm. “Most had power restored within 50 minutes,” said a Firstlight Network...
A woman’s claims to a jury this week that she was indecently assaulted as a child by her uncle were honest and believable, a prosecutor says. The woman didn’t try to “put the boot in, embellish her evidence, or fill in gaps in her memory”...
Three months on from the devastation caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, State Highway 2 will reopen between Wairoa and Napier on Sunday, May 14. Work to restore access along the cyclone-damaged stretch of highway has progressed faster than anticipated...
Gisborne District Council’s ability to work in partnership under Te Tiriti o Waitangi has been questioned at a spirited closed-doors meeting this week. The council is racing against the clock to develop a regional freshwater plan by the end of...
The first physical signs of the Bailey bridge to replace the cyclone-damaged Hikuwai No. 1 Bridge on State Highway 35 north of Gisborne are springing up, with piling work beginning this week. A 300-tonne bright orange crane is not a common sight on...
Sir John Kirwan is winging his way back to Gisborne in his role as a mental health advocate. Just eight months ago the knight, known to many as JK, was in Gisborne as the Westpac ambassador to discuss mental wellbeing. Since then, the region has...
Wairoa’s David Scragg took out the zig zag hunt title yesterday at the North Island championships being staged on Lochinvar Station near Taupo. He and his dog Chook scored 96 points in their qualifying run, and 97.5 in the final runoff for event...
April’s weather was a battle between north and south, but ended near enough to a draw with no outright winner. There were 13 days of wind from the northern sector, while the south launched a matching 13 days of weather. Four days of easterlies...
Animal advocacy groups are calling on Gisborne District Council to require mandatory microchipping and desexing of cats in the hope it will stop feline numbers from ballooning. Companion Animals NZ (CANZ) and Forest & Bird last week presented to...
A joint initiative for two not-for-profit Gisborne organisations will study the impact of methamphetamine addiction on the brain and heart. The project is being spearheaded by Mātai Medical Research Institute and Manaaki Moves Trust, and is looking...
Tolaga Bay’s George Sheild and Smoke are among several Gisborne competitors putting on a good show at the Tux North Island Sheep Dog Championships at Lochinvar Station near Taupo. In the zigzag hunt Sheild and Smoke collected 98.25 points. Also...
Anti-government sentiment after Covid-19 lockdowns and mandates is being seen as one of the reasons Stats NZ is struggling to reach its goal of 90 percent returns for the 2023 Census. Last reports had the Census response rate at 86 percent with...
Roger Handford Many of the writers and respondents to letters to the editor seem to live in a peculiarly distorted version of the real world — a world in which factuality and rationality have no place. Those who respond with comments on letters...
When the council describes a situation as “extreme danger” I believe it should also call for extreme urgency to solve the problem. Removing the woody debris from our beaches next summer is not extreme urgency. We are spending money to attract...
You can’t blame Ikaroa-Rawhiti voters feeling betrayed and disrespected after Meka Whaitiri walked from the mandate we elected her to fulfill. What happened to tikanga? Do we actually count? Why the stealth? How long had this been going on? Who...
I love the train and want to get it back. The cyclone broke the road and the railway and both need to be fixed — I want the train to come back to Gisborne. When is the next meeting for the Gisborne Rail Action Group please? Wake up KiwiRail. I...
A contaminated Kāinga Ora home that had sat empty for more than six months, falling into serious disrepair and being broken into multiple times, has been demolished. In July, the house in Huxley Road made headlines when a young homeless Gisborne...
Gisborne RSA members are feeling “very humble” after a successful Poppy Day collection. Executive manager David Sly said Poppy Day raised just over $21,000, which was slightly down on the previous year. “We are very grateful.” Mr Sly...
A man accused of alleged indecencies against his niece when she was a girl in the 1980s, refused to enter pleas when the charges were put to him at the start of a jury trial yesterday. Instead, he answered, “I uphold my claim of right to the court...
The Peel Street toilets are closed from today so the building can be earthquake strengthened. Gisborne District Council liveable communities director Michele Frey said some car parks outside China Palace would be unavailable tomorrow and Friday...
Money from the $260m sale of the region’s lines network could be used to aid the region’s cyclone recovery efforts, Trust Tairāwhiti says. The Overseas Investment Office (OIO) approved the sale of Eastland Network in March. Funds were split...
Gisborne District Council is not following Auckland Council in withdrawing from Local Government NZ. Controversial Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has withdrawn Auckland from LGNZ, but no such concerns are held by Gisborne District Council. Gisborne’s...
Curriculum changes to NCEA were the driver behind an event at Gisborne Boys’ High School this week, to connect local employers and teachers. The korero was part of a strategic pou, or support, for engagement with community, whānau and iwi that...
Wairoa man Dennis Andrews, who was attacked by an intruder in his home last week, is thanking the public for their support and enjoying a new phone he’s been given to replace one that was stolen. A photo of his late wife Ann was salvaged from his...
A Downer crew of six men took 61 hours to complete the 49m Bailey bridge across the Waikare River. They started last Wednesday on the bridge proper, but work began early in April preparing the ground around the site. Two piers had to be constructed...
The Gisborne Herald will become a five-day-a-week publication from next week, with no Monday edition, and will no longer be printed locally. These and other changes are being made to reduce costs and secure a sustainable future for The Gisborne...
The Government is providing nearly $39 million to clean up cyclone-related silt across the district but one iwi says the money is going to the wrong people to distribute it. The funding, announced yesterday, is part of a new cyclone recovery package...
by Scraggy Local hockey supporters are in for a treat as Gisborne Boys’ High School take on YMP A in what promises to be a thrilling match at 6.30pm tonight. Both teams have had a win this season, and will look to build on their momentum in this...
Defensive dominance set Gisborne Girls’ High Senior A up for their first win of the Premier Grade netball season last night. The students beat Horouta Koura 35-23 but will still have to go through Challenge round games. In last night’s other...
Patutahi Reuben Mottart won the day but the in-form Hukanui Brown earned the limelight with another round deep in the red on Sunday. Having recently broken the course record with 8-under 62, Brown fired 64-+3-67, for 39 points. His round included an...
War Memorial Theatre will be the location of interest for staged murder, deceit and sensationalism all wrapped together in the musical play Chicago, which premieres this month. The Musical Theatre Gisborne production is a Tony-award-winning musical...