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U19 switch not a problem for Corrin
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U19 switch not a problem for Corrin

MIDWAY Surf Life Saving Club coach Matt Sutton was reluctant to speak about Olivia Corrin’s impressive performance in the Eastern Region Championships at Mount Maunganui at the weekend. But after some gentle persuasion and initially singing the...

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Ambitious Gisborne women
Gisborne Herald

Ambitious Gisborne women

Researcher Jean Johnston shares some of her research into the historic events of 1893 when Gisborne women celebrated their enfranchisement and mobilised other women to cast their ballot. This is an excerpt of some of her research. Mrs Johnston...

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How candidates view port plans
Gisborne Herald

How candidates view port plans

PLANNED expansion of Eastland Port has brought a mixed response from election candidates. Three incumbent Gisborne district councillors express confidence in the consent process and councillor Shannon Dowsing says the economic benefits would outweigh...

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Logs flow again after high seas
Gisborne Herald

Logs flow again after high seas

LOG exports at Eastland Port resumed on Monday after heavy seas in Poverty Bay and a surge in the harbour prevented loading operations for three days. The strong southerly swell got up to 5.5 metres out in the Bay at times over the weekend.“The log...

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Woman killed in crash near Raupunga
Gisborne Herald

Woman killed in crash near Raupunga

A WOMAN died in a smash on State Highway 2 just outside of Raupunga south of Wairoa yesterday afternoon. The car she was driving left the highway and crashed into a bank. Emergency services were called to the crash scene about two kilometres south of...

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Coast not to be underestimated
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Coast not to be underestimated

POVERTY Bay under-16 rugby reps play East Coast at Rugby Park tomorrow in the Bay’s first and only warm-up game before their representative season starts the following weekend. The Bay have been training for the past month, and seven Gisborne...

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‘Two systems, by stealth’: Collins
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‘Two systems, by stealth’: Collins

Judith Collins may have thrown down a marker for the next general election with her comments that the Government is planning to stealthily establish more separate Maori organisations in addition to the one already planned for health. National has...

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Fibre optic cable welcome in Elgin
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Fibre optic cable welcome in Elgin

Re: ‘Put it underground!’ October 28 story. Can you put one down my street Chorus? Internet speed in Elgin is crap. TONY N.A “first world problem” if ever there was one. It’s not blocking any views at all — it’s 5cm wide for goodness...

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District Court news
Gisborne Herald

District Court news

ROWEN Tuauau Aupouri, 26, shearer, pleaded not guilty to rape and was remanded on bail by Gisborne District Court for a Crown case review hearing on March 9. Counsel Alistair Clarke said Aupouri elected trial by jury. Mr Clarke sought a variation to...

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HSOB will be up against it at Wairoa
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HSOB will be up against it at Wairoa

WAIROA Athletic are setting the pace in the senior division one rugby competition and should make it five wins from five games when they host bottom-of-the-table High School Old Boys tomorrow. Wairoa go into the game unbeaten after three wins...

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Win and a try to celebrate
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Win and a try to celebrate

SIONE Ngatu celebrated his 151st game for Poverty Bay with a try in their 43-29 win against King Country at Rugby Park on Saturday. The six-tries-to-four victory over King Country kept alive LeaderBrand Poverty Bay’s hopes of a place in the...

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Call for MMR vaccinations
Gisborne Herald

Call for MMR vaccinations

Only 66 young people in Tairawhiti were vaccinated against measles during the “massive” central government-led immunisation campaign that followed 2019's national outbreak. It represents 0.4 percent of the 18,500 immunisations delivered...

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Speaking out about glossophobia
Gisborne Herald

Speaking out about glossophobia

Gisborne business owner Barry Foster says conquering his fear of public speaking has opened doors for him he would never have believed. When appointed to a position in the National Beekeepers Association, he knew the role required public speaking...

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Just the beginning for 'Young Blood' Chivers
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Just the beginning for 'Young Blood' Chivers

HE WENT to America last month with humble expectations. He will return home a world mixed martial arts champion. Gisborne’s Byron “Young Blood” Chivers competed as a member of the New Zealand MMA team under American Top Team New Zealand (ATTNZ)...

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Transfer of assets a debacle
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Transfer of assets a debacle

THE council’s consultation process on the transfer of assets debacle continues to be a mockery. We can now add a series of additional breaches to the council’s claims of proper process and transparency. The original breach, back in August 2015...

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Bridge results
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Bridge results

MONDAY, April 16 — Harcourts Vicki Taylor Pairs 3North/South East/WestEileen Lee/Robyn Cheyne 69.94 Vicki Taylor/Anne Maclaurin 64.58Lois Grose/Gretchen Ivess 57.74 Joy Marden/John Hudson 51.79Raewynne Cook/Trish Corson 52.68 Jean...

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Gisborne netball draw
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Gisborne netball draw

PAK’nSAVE Gisborne Netball, Saturday —Senior Round 3, Week 4. Duty teams to put up goal pads, set up team benches (courts 1 and 2) and take out bins: Lytton Senior B, Gisborne Girls’ High School Junior A. Duty team to control scorecard room for...

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Silencing the voices in my head
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Silencing the voices in my head

Justine Tyerman behaves in a far from ‘age-appropriate’ manner on a recent trip to the Catlins . . .Woohoo! Book those Easter flights NOW, I shrieked as I spotted the $99 airfares to Queenstown. Feeling daringly-spontaneous, we jumped on the Air...

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‘Ag’ talents get developed
Gisborne Herald

‘Ag’ talents get developed

A new crop of talented university graduates have begun to build careers in New Zealand’s rapidly changing agricultural industry thanks to Ravensdown’s development programme. The successful initiative — now in its fifth year — has supported 39...