Join in for a whole new experience of learning, creating and connecting with music through an exciting music-based programme which arrives in Tairāwhiti this May. The programme is presented in collaboration between Gisborne International Music...
“Just for fun” is how local painter Claire Kizlink describes her latest exhibition displayed at Verve Cafe. Her artwork consists of a selection of oil and acrylic paintings which carry a feeling of “motion and excitement”. Kizlink said: “...
“We will remember them” is not a cliché. Anzac Day guest speaker Commander Yvonne Gray — the commanding officer of Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui — urged military veterans, serving personnel and the public who gathered at the...
Do the #nznationalparty really think it’s ok to reselect Barbara Kuriger as their candidate for Taranaki-King Country? I’m really surprised they did. They don’t seem to care about serious flaws in the character and actions of their candidates...
The crowd that gathered in front of the Cenotaph on a cold autumn morning in Gisborne yesterday showed that the relevance of Anzac Day remains strong 108 years after the disastrous Gallipoli campaign. As guest speaker Commander Yvonne Gray of HMNZS...
Grade champions — Junior: Mako Fukushima-Hall, 11 points, 1; Manawanui Stewart, 8pts, 2; Sol Bevins, 6pts, 3. Intermediate: Kahu Leach-Waihi, 12pts, 1; James Hamblyn, 9pts, 2; Oliver Egan, 6pts, 3. Senior: Angus Blair, 12pts, 1; Oska Smith, 8pts...
Brown gives Verstappen-like lead over chasing pack It's all on. Patutahi (1) are shaping up as the Max Verstappen of the 2023 Oligoi Jug men’s interclub while the chasing pack are producing matchplay drama befitting an episode of Drive To Survive...
The quest for the Lew Patterson Cup will tax eight great clubs to the limit. Reigning champions Charteris Choppers Wairoa Athletic have 10 competition points a fortnight into Civil Project Solutions Senior 1 rugby. They had a 32-10 home win against...
Tairāwhiti Coffin Club is holding an open day on Saturday at its premises in the BCR Joinery building at 522 Gladstone Road. The club was established five years ago in response to a need in the community for more affordable options for...
“I know exactly what I’ve done, I know the evidence against me . . . ” and, “I’ve got no chance of getting away with this.” That’s what a man accused of endangering several people’s lives by intentionally damaging their vehicles and...
A list of groups to receive Sport Gisborne Tairāwhiti Cyclone Recovery funding printed in a story in The Gisborne Herald on Monday was incomplete. The full list is — Badminton Eastland, Gisborne BMX Club, Comet Swim Club, Enterprise Swim Club...
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists to expect 10-to-15-minute delays on State Highway 2 from the next two months as pavement repairs begin on the Waerenga-a-Hika straights. Contractors will use a method called “foamed bitumen...
Cyclone-hit businesses here have received less than half the amount of damages they wanted because a government compensation scheme was “oversubscribed”. Approved applications for the Government’s business support grants, managed through Trust...
Anzac Day provided the chilliest morning of the year so far, with “dawn paraders” turning out in frosty temperatures. MetService recordings at the airport put the air temperature down to 5 degrees yesterday morning. However, for the first time...
Gisborne's Lion Foundation Coastguard boat and the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter were involved in a sea search on Monday morning after reports of flare sightings offshore of Tatapouri. Maritime NZ’s Rescue Coordination Centre asked...
A woman charged with dangerous driving causing the death of an American tourist near Te Karaka last year can now be named. Myrtle Talya Heaven-Leigh Arnie Whatarau-Te Puni, 26, previously had interim name suppression but it expired with her...
A Gisborne woman living with terminal lung cancer is continuing her fight against proposed changes to the country’s medicine legislation one signature at a time. Theresa Zame has set up a petition to amend the Therapeutic Products Bill which is...
Penalty awarded in the 90th minute sinks Jags’ hopes A 90th-minute penalty ended Gisborne Thistle’s Chatham Cup adventure with a 3-2 loss at McLennan Park, Papakura, yesterday. The match looked headed for extra time when Papakura City mounted...
Most farmers in the region have been able to take some good solid steps in their recovery from the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle, said Gisborne AgFirst consultant Peter Andrew. “The weather has, and will continue to be, a huge influence on how much...
Community initiative PikUp aims to reduce food waste in Tairāwhiti. Since its inception, it has picked up around 6.6 tonnes of fruits from people’s backyards and rangatahi like Te Waiotu and Maria Wynne say they have a fun time doing the mahi. Te...
by Lara Meyer I attended National’s Three Waters information session held at Forces Cafe on April 20 to get a better sense of what National’s stance is regarding the repair, future-proofing and management of water infrastructure in our rohe...
The Australian government could not have found a better way to mark Anzac Day tomorrow than its long overdue decision to re-establish a direct pathway to citizenship for New Zealanders. Since 2001, Kiwis in Australia have resided there on a special...
Andrew Tauatevalu scored a hat-trick and Nehe Papuni bagged a double in YMP’s 49-10 premier club rugby victory over Ngatapa at Paddy’s Park on Saturday. Earthwork Solutions HSOB earned their first win of the season — 20-14 over Kevin Hollis...
A well-disciplined High School Old Boys held off a hungry Pirates to notch their first win of the Poverty Bay premier club rugby season on Saturday. Earthwork Solutions HSOB dug deep for a 20-14 victory. HSOB coach Wayne Ensor said he was proud of...
A contender is emerging. Enterprise Cars OBM stretched their winning streak to three in the Poverty Bay premier club rugby competition, beating GT Shearing Waikohu 36-22 at Te Karaka on Saturday. OBM captain and No. 8 Riki Terekia scored a hat-trick...
The Gisborne Giants Superstock team finished runnersup in the Superstock Teams Nationals at the Waikaraka Park speedway in Auckland at the weekend. They disposed of the Bay Park Buster 165 points to 30 in their first hit out, and then beat the...
by Sherrill Beale and Murray Robertson YMP continued on their unbeaten way and Horouta Koura produced the standout result of the season to date in Round 1 netball at Victoria Domain on Saturday. Horouta knocked over last year’s premiership...
Gisborne's Anzac Day Dawn and Civic Service combine in a joint service at 6am at the Cenotaph tomorrow. The service also marks the centennial of the official opening of the Cenotaph in 1923. The guest speaker will be Commander Yvonne Gray of HMNZS...
The flyover by the Trust Tairawhiti Rescue helicopter at tomorrow’s Anzac Day Dawn Service will have extra significance, with a former Defence Force member in the crew. The on-board team will include crewman Kelley Waite, who served in the Royal...
Tiahuia Turei (Ngāti Porou) might normally spend Anzac Day at the remote Tikitiki Returned and Services Association on the East Coast. However, this year the 23-year-old Royal New Zealand Navy Able Writer has travelled to Gallipoli in Türkiye as...
Veterans Minister Meka Whaitiri says Gallipoli holds a special place in the hearts of many New Zealanders. The Ikraoa-Rawhiti MP was acknowledging the presence of Defence Minister Andrew Little at Gallipoli yesterday for a special ceremony of...
The young Christchurch girl seriously injured when a log rolled on top of her at the Gisborne beachfront nearly 10 days ago has been discharged from Christchurch Hospital. Juliana Marston, 10, suffered pelvic injuries in the incident. Father Clint...
Work on the temporary Bailey bridge being erected at the Hikuwai No. 1 bridge site on State Highway 35 has been progressing well, according to Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. “Getting the crane to the site is the first major milestone to instal an...
A pot of oil on a stove that overheated set fire to the kitchen and dining room of a house in Gladstone Road on Friday night. Fire and Emergency NZ sent two appliances to the home near the Wellington Street corner at around 9pm that evening. “The...