More sub-tropical moisture is descending on the district, but MetService had no warnings for this region this morning. The last thing Gisborne and the East Coast need is another rain event, with 21 roads and 19 bridges still closed after earlier...
Two men have been jailed for an unprovoked attack on a bouncer at Gisborne’s Smash Palace bar, which left the man with irreparable eye damage. A patron was also attacked when he tried to intervene. He was knocked unconscious and three of his teeth...
Police investigating the head-on crash on State Highway 35 at Wainui on Thursday in which a pregnant woman suffered critical injuries, have appealed for witnesses to come forward. It was reported at around 9.40am and happened just west of the Onero...
The local SPCA is offering half-price animal adoption to encourage Gisborne people to welcome a furry friend into their homes. The special price is available from today, April 29, until May 7 to help find the stray animals warm and dry forever homes...
A customised trailer bearing the name Hear4U has been donated by two locals to further support the men’s mental health charitable trust. Trailer builder by profession Mason O’Dwyer and his friend Griffin Law built the room-sized trailer for the...
Gisborne and Wairoa have received just $1.17 million of the $22m New Zealand Disaster Fund being managed by the Red Cross but with $18m still unspent, the charity says more is on the way. “Close to $1.5m of the $3.98m spent via the New Zealand...
by Hamish Barwick Improvements in forestry earthworks, including roads and landing sites, and slash management, are vital to avoid another adverse weather event like Cyclone Gabrielle heavily impacting on the Gisborne and Wairoa regions. This is the...
Tairāwhiti waka ama paddlers coped with rough conditions and the possibility of their craft flipping when they contested the long distance nationals off Whitianga last weekend. Horouta Waka Hoe Club paddlers won gold medals in single, two-seat and...
A summer of cyclone setbacks did not stop Poverty Bay Kayak Club athletes excelling at the New Zealand Canoe Sprint Championships at Lake Karapiro. Quaid Thompson reclaimed the open men’s K1 1000-metre title after missing last year’s nationals...
There was a large yarding of 4255 sheep yarded at Matawhero yesterday, including 4034 store lambs. Prices paid remain steady; there was a premium for shorn lambs and the better male lambs. The average price paid fell by $8 due to the greater numbers...
There will be 15 Poverty Bay competitors in action next week at the North Island Dog Trial Championships on Lochinvar Station at Taupō. They will be running a total of 17 heading dogs and 23 huntaways. “There was still time for competitors to...
There is a deep and growing rift between “the West” and “the Rest” about the need to resist and defeat the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This is because it is really a war in defence of sovereignty, which ought to be something every sovereign...
Back in February, just a few days before Cyclone Gabrielle struck, the Gisborne Canoe and Tramping Club hiked to Lake Waikareiti in Te Urewera. Gillian Ward writes abut the overnight excursion. The damage inflicted by the cyclone led to the closure...
Preeti Maheshwari shares a recipe for an addictive, flavourful snack which is perfect as an appetizer, breakfast or side. Kothimbir vadi, or coriander fritters, is a traditional Maharashtrian dish made with coriander leaves and spices. It is...
Pressed flowers aren’t just a way to preserve one of nature’s most beautiful gifts, but they’re also perfect for adorning handmade cards or using in a wide range of craft projects and activities, Kim Parkinson says. As the winter months...
As businesses still look to get back to normal after Cyclone Gabrielle, Andrew Ashton talks to the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce’s newly appointed president Tessa Allan on what role she will play in highlighting issues. The region’s businesses...
Director Dean McKerras and musical director Sean Scanlen are putting the razzle-dazzle in MTG’s production of Chicago. Kim Parkinson finds out what audiences can expect from the musical extravaganza about temptation, seduction and murder. Director...
A win, a loss and a draw, with no more than a goal to separate the teams each time — no one said it would be easy for Gisborne Thistle this year. The Jags play Palmerston North Marist on artificial turf at the Arena in Palmerston North tomorrow...
First points in the Poverty Bay hockey competition went the way of GMC Green on the turf at Harry Barker reserve last night, but they had to wait until the final quarter to wrap it up. The Green Machine scored the opening goal on the Hain Farming...
An Eastland team will be in Hawke’s Bay this weekend for the first round of the Badminton New Zealand super veterans’ inter-association Division 2 competition. Last year the competition was affected by Covid-19 and illness among players...
Round 1 of the competition kicks off, hosted in Upper Hutt They’re back on deck after two weeks. The Duane Hihi-coached Gisborne Boys’ High School will play Wellington College tomorrow in Round 1 of the TranZit Coachlines First 15 Rugby...
This will be the boots-and-all version of a local derby. Two-time defending champions Charteris Choppers Wairoa-Athletic will host the second-placed Roseland Tavern Tapuae at Bayley’s Athletic Park from 1.30pm tomorrow. Civil Project Solutions...
by Sherrill Beale and Murray Robertson The intensity and close competition for points in the other senior grades will more than make up for a lack of premier grade action in the netball at Victoria Domain tomorrow. Premier teams Whangara Old Girls...
I read in The Gisborne Herald that the tax on fuel will be going back to the full rate at the end of June this year. Well, three weeks ago when my wife and I were about to drive to Hamilton Hospital, we filled the car up with 91 and it was $2.35...
Re: Kura ‘no’ to new bar, April 27 story. This article summarises why Gisborne struggles to move forward. Historically this venue has been an entertainment establishment. It is in the CBD where these types of activities take place. Here is...
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing Tairāwhiti, and recent extreme weather events have only emphasised the importance of taking action now. Meeting the climate challenge has always been a priority for our Government and we’ve...
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins may have moved quickly to extinguish any prospect of increased taxes in his major speech to Auckland businesspeople yesterday but he seems to have left one mystery — how to pay for Cyclone Gabrielle. It’s no surprise...
Corson Grain have started on a replacement plan for the mill in Cochrane Street that was badly damaged in a blaze on March 3. In an advisory letter to their growers, chief executive Brett Thompson has said the fire compounded the impact of the...
Face-to-face meetings in Gisborne and Wairoa will help future strategic planning, says Chief Ombusdman Peter Boshier. Mr Boshier is visiting Auckland this week as he continues a series of targeted engagements in some of the regions hit hardest by...
Police have caught 46 drink drivers in this district over the past two weeks and area commander Inspector Sam Aberahama said the results of the checkpoints run were “disappointing”. Between April 20 and 23, 28 drivers were processed for excess...
Risk mitigation work, funding ‘will be a challenge’: council report Steps are yet to be taken to mitigate future risk to Gisborne’s main water pipeline during the repair phase following Cyclone Gabrielle, the district council has revealed. The...
The pregnant woman who suffered a serious head injury in the head-on smash yesterday is reported to be in a stable condition in Gisborne Hospital. She was a passenger in the car involved in the crash with a ute, mid-morning just south of Oneroa Road...
A 12-day extension has been approved for the Ministerial Inquiry into woody debris (including forestry slash) and sediment in Tairāwhiti/Gisborne and Wairoa. The original deadline was April 30. The three-member panel for the Ministerial Inquiry...
Full-time Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) students processed about 400 venison sausages and 100 meat patties as part of their Outdoor Experiences course at the campus kitchen on Monday. The students had been on a hunting trip and used meat...