A total of $72.1 million of government-funded construction projects in Gisborne should all be completed by the end of the year. Crown Infrastructure Partners (CIP), a Crown-owned company, has funded four projects either fully or partially to the...
A bypass road allowing improved access to Tokomaru Bay was blessed and officially opened in front of a crowd of about 150 people yesterday. The 2.2km route, named Pourau Road, provides a way around State Highway 35’s Hikuwai No. 1 Bridge which was...
Sam McIvor, Beef + Lamb New Zealand CEO by Sam McIvor, Beef + Lamb New Zealand CEO It’s been a little over six weeks since the eastern North Island felt the brunt of Cyclone Gabrielle. My heart goes out to everyone affected in those communities...
A High Court decision that reverses a long-established legal privilege has produced a rare victory for the Pike River families and given them new hope that someone might face prosecution for the deaths of 29 men in the West Coast mine in 2010. High...
sYOUNG Auckland TQ Midget racer Regan Tyler emerged victorious from a tight and talented field that fought out the North Island Three-Quarter midget championship in Gisborne on Saturday night. Tyler, 19, driving 56A, finished the two race...
All the long hours and travel has paid off for Jason Trowill. The Poverty Bay Cricket Association umpires area training officer won Emerging Official of the Year at the Northern Districts Cricket Awards on Saturday night. The script for Trowill’s...
New research suggests seabirds that have ingested high levels of microplastic debris from their environment may have altered gut microbiomes, including an increase in some pathogens, as well as antibiotic-resistant and plastic-degrading microbes...
Conservationists believe they are close to defining the ideal formula for re-introducing kiwi to wilderness areas where existing populations have been greatly reduced or eliminated by predators. In February Hawke’s Bay-based Forest Lifeforce...
The first Ngāti Porou primary school surfing competition was not just about catching waves. It was also about connecting whānau to taiao (the environment) and the moana (ocean) through the shared experience of surfing, organisers say. Ninety...
GISBORNE triathlete Tayler Reid is the ultimate example of taking it one event at a time. Reid’s silver medal in the opening race of the World Triathlon Cup in New Plymouth at the weekend earned him world ranking points that will play a vital part...
WET conditions led to the venue of the Waerenga-o-Kuri Sports being changed from The Laurels to Showgrounds Park last month. The sports day was held on February 12, just before Cyclone Gabrielle struck the district. Results (competitors from...
IWI leaders from across Tūranganui a Kiwa and Tairāwhiti say they were shocked by the news of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s resignation but understand her reasons. Te Runanga o Turanganui a Kiwa chair Pene Brown said the iwi of Turanganui...
GETTING basic connectivity and much-needed supplies to those isolated across Tairāwhiti is the main priority but there remain big questions about the resilience of the infrastructure, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said in Gisborne yesterday. After...
TAIRĀWHITI Museum staff are helping to protect taonga from damage as whānau of cyclone-stricken Te Karaka marae Takipu and others around the region continue their recovery efforts. Takipu Marae whānau were devastated to find the marae had been...
AN East Coast marae badly flooded during Cyclone Gabrielle is looking at ways of making sure it never happens again. Puketawai Marae trustee Victor Walker remembers dropping to his knees at the sight of the marae — located just north of Uaw...
AFTER several “frustrating” weeks of being closed due to water supply issues, Manutuke School is hoping to reopen on Monday. The kura (school) has not been able to open as there is no water supply and a boil water notice in the Manutuke township...
Iwi-led events are making sure people around the rohe complete their 2023 Census forms. The big count for New Zealand, giving a snapshot of life, people and communities, was meant to have been done by Tuesday, March 7. But late in February the...
RAISING awareness and putea for those affected by the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle is the goal of social media star Te Aorere Pewhairangi’s “Waewae the 35” kaupapa. Waewae means foot, but in this context it means to walk the 280 kilometres of...
TOITŪ Tairāwhiti Housing has been working hard to provide temporary accommodation for whānau displaced due to damage to whare from Cyclone Gabrielle. Over 200 people from Te Araroa to Wairoa have been displaced from their homes. The hardest hit...
A JOURNEY of highs and lows came to an emotional end for Te Aorere Pewhairangi at Pōtaka on Sunday when he completed a mission of walking State Highway 35 to raise awareness of the impact Cyclone Gabrielle is having on Tairāwhiti. Tauranga-based...
“I’m just the aunty with all of the jobs.” That’s how teacher Hoana Forrester describes the situation of creating a kura in her carport for ākonga (students) in Tokomaru Akau (Bay) who have been unable to get to their regular schools due to...
Friday’s ‘Bashed’ by slash headline shows continuing misinformation and bias by media. The eight-week inquiry is not complete and media are turning this into a witch hunt against the forestry industry. Farmers and the council have been very...
Whether the current temporary coastal service continues will be a matter of economics — not wishful thinking. Like many, I would like to see our port thrive, and our roading and traffic problems tackled. However, people should realise that coastal...
On Saturday morning my wife and I watched from our kitchen window as clouds of toxic dust blew up from Vogel Street straight into our home, washing line and deck. We and our neighbours have been putting up with this for weeks with no action from the...
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The underwater eruption off Tonga last year has cropped up several times lately as an “explanation” for our recent extreme wet weather. It was a remarkable event that hurled a lot of water vapour into the stratosphere, increasing the global...
The furore around self-proclaimed “women’s rights” activist Posie Parker dominated the weekly news cycle as a campaign was mounted against her anti-transgender views. Forced to abandon her Auckland speech by thousands of trans rights...
With just seconds left on the clock in the Super Rugby Aupiki final, Matatū felt their chances of dethroning Chiefs Manawa slip away. Holding a two-point lead in the final minute of the game in Hamilton, Matatū...
A total of $72.1 million of government-funded construction projects will all be completed by the end of the year. Crown Infrastructure Parters, a Crown-owned company, has funded four projects ( either fully or partially to the tune of $66.2m The...
Gisborne Domino’s franchisee Dan Tan was awarded a coveted Leadership Eagle at the company’s annual awards ceremony this month. Domino’s Leadership Eagle award celebrates those within the company who consistently demonstrate outstanding...
A Great opportunity: Ernslaw One harvest and logistics manager Buck Trafford has been accepted into Stanford’s Executive Leadership Development programme. Picture by Rebecca Grunwell Te Karaka’s Buck Trafford is swapping forestry work for some...
Jannine O’Meara Business owners must ensure they are prepared for the recently announced minimum wage increase, which will come into effect on April 1, 2023. The current adult minimum wage of $21.20 will increase to $22.70. This $1.50 hourly...
Belinda Mackay is president of the Gisborne Tairāwhiti Chamber of Commerce A few weeks ago, when I heard that the only way out of Gisborne was going to be a convoy at 9am the next day through the Waioeka Gorge, I thought, “It’s all too hard”...
A few weeks ago, when I heard that the only way out of Gisborne was going to be a convoy at 9am the next day through the Waioeka Gorge, I thought, “It’s all too hard”. I’m sure that I’m not the only one feeling that way at the moment. I...