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Huge missed opportunity
Opinion

Huge missed opportunity

Our region and all New Zealand has been let down enormously by Immigration NZ. A cancer specialist from Houston USA has spent recent years in the Palmerston North cancer treatment clinic as well as Gisborne Hospital, Dunedin Hospital and Otago...

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TREE TROUBLE
Gisborne Herald

TREE TROUBLE

This car left the road at the Mangapapa Road-Oswald Street end shortly before midnight on Friday, went through the fence of a property at the corner and struck a tree. Police said one person in the vehicle was reported to have been complaining of...

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On the street
Gisborne Herald

On the street

This week we asked people walking along Gladstone Road what they thought of former All Blacks Dan Carter and Ali Williams being in the headlines recently for drink-driving and alleged cocaine use

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KFC on strike
Gisborne Herald

KFC on strike

Gisborne’s KFC fans had to go elsewhere for their dinner last night as staff went on strike at 5pm. Restaurant Brands, the owner of KFC, was notified of the nationwide strike action by the Unite union yesterday morning. Unite said for the past week...

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Gisborne BNZ branch extends hours
Gisborne Herald

Gisborne BNZ branch extends hours

THE Gisborne branch of the BNZ returns to extended hours from today. Previously, the branch was only open for two hours a day following Delta Covid-19 Level 2 restrictions.“BNZ's priority remains on protecting customers and staff, and it encourages...

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GOLF ROUNDUP
Sport

GOLF ROUNDUP

The clubhouse was nearly empty. The course was nearly in darkness. But two intrepid Barns-Graham Cup men's pairs were still plodding the fairways as 19th-hole glasses were stacked and stragglers headed to the carpark bound for their warm homes and...

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Boy hurts neck diving into river
Gisborne Herald

Boy hurts neck diving into river

A BOY was taken to Gisborne Hospital yesterday afternoon after he suffered a neck injury when he dived into the Waimata River at Anzac Park. A fire service crew on the way back to the city from the car crash at Turihaua were diverted to the park at...

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Stomach bug at large in Gisborne
Gisborne Herald

Stomach bug at large in Gisborne

HEALTH authorities are advising the public to take precautions with a stomach bug circulating in Tairawhiti. The health board’s Facebook page says the bug is affecting rest homes, primary schools and early childhood centres. Medical officer of...

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‘Result of season to date’ for Whangara
Sport

‘Result of season to date’ for Whangara

WHANGARA Old Girls pulled off the result of their season to date when they defeated previously unbeaten YMP in premier netball at Victoria Domain on Saturday. Taste One High School Old Girls remain the only unbeaten premier-grade team in PAK'nSAVE...

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Time ripe for good performance
Sport

Time ripe for good performance

CRICKETNOW is the time for Old Boys Rugby to perform if they are to put themselves in the box seat in Poverty Bay cricket’s DJ Barry Cup, says captain Jonathan Purcell. The final round is not until March 16 but OBR’s game against High School Old...

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For the silent majority
Gisborne Herald

For the silent majority

WHY do I want to be on the council?If I can be honest, it is a good little earner. Poverty has me in its grasp, as I have bought a house in town. Paying a high price for that I could do nothing about, BUT I can try to do something about the large...

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Rhinos end Te Kuzzyz winning streak
Sport

Rhinos end Te Kuzzyz winning streak

DARTSTe Kuzzyz had their winning streak ended in a close battle against the Rhinos in the A Grade of Turanganui a Kiwa Darts Association’s Brezz’n Sports Club Tuesday night competition. Rhinos won the match 11-10, while Assassins also had an...

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Delight in fifth generation whanau
Gisborne Herald

Delight in fifth generation whanau

Not many people can say they have lived long enough to see five generations of their family. Lassie Mihaera (nee Rangihuna), 87, is one of the lucky ones. Last December she went to Brisbane Australia, as she does every year, to visit her family. This...

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BoP lends hand
Gisborne Herald

BoP lends hand

HELICOPTERS and health providers from Bay of Plenty have been called on to maintain health services on the flood-ravaged East Coast. Speaking at this week's health board meeting, Hauora Tairawhiti district health board chief executive Jim Green said...

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Vaccine roll-out begins
Gisborne Herald

Vaccine roll-out begins

Today is a big day for Tairawhiti. The national Covid-19 vaccination programme started in Gisborne this morning with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine being administered to border workers. The local roll-out of the vaccine “signals an important milestone...

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Gig Guide
Lifestyle

Gig Guide

Got something going on? Let The Guide know at guide@gisborneherald. co. nz or telephone 869-0630. This weekKelvin Cruickshank Live: The New Zealand medium performs at War Memorial Theatre, tonight, (7pm).Annual Craft Fair: Amusement rides, raffles...

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A rose by any other name
Gisborne Herald

A rose by any other name

Organisers are expecting a riot of colour and fragrance at the annual event at the Farmers Air Gisborne Event Centre this weekend. Rose and iris blooms will be on show along with other garden plants, produce and floral arrangements. An additional...

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Spark internet, landline outage
Gisborne Herald

Spark internet, landline outage

Spark customers in the Gisborne-East Coast and Wairoa area were affected by an outage from 4.30pm yesterday. The outage affected all broadband, including fibre and landlines until 3.30am this morning. A Spark spokesman said he was unable to give...