Latest from Gisborne

Jailed for attack on Smash Palace bar patron, bouncer

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 appeal for witnesses to crash

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...

SPCA kicks off half-price pet adoption campaign

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...

Customised trailer boost for Hear4U

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...

$1.17m, and more to come: Housing and relief packages benefit from disaster fund

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...

Feds fear land-use inquiry submissions report will become another 'unactioned chapter'

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...

Crews tested in distance races through rough seas

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...

Poverty Bay Kayak Club athletes rebound at nationals

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...

Store lamb prices firm at Matawhero

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...

GMC Green take opening win, 5-0

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...

Eastland super vets heading south

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...

GBHS set for First 15 Festival

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...

Top-of-the-table clash as Tapuae meet Wairoa

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...

Close contests abound in senior grades

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...

Fuel stations taking advantage?

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...

Back bar venue over opponents’ agendas

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...

More action to tackle climate change

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...

A Gabrielle rabbit in Grant Robertson’s hat?

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...