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...
GISBORNE lived up to its reputation as a sporting paradise at the weekend. The city hosted major surf lifesaving and equestrian events in ideal, if challenging, conditions and its teams performed up to and beyond expectations. The three-day Bay...
GISBORNE is one of the regions expected to stagnate or decline over the next three decades, according to a report from the Maxim Institute. The report, Growing Beyond Growth: Rethinking the Goals of Regional Development in New Zealand, by researcher...
Matawai farmer John Richard Bracken has been fined $20,000 and refused a discharge without conviction for earthworks he did without resource consent. Judge Jeff Smith delivered his decision and sentenced Bracken yesterday after a two-day hearing in...
A baby with a tummy bug died at Gisborne Hospital in what is believed to be a tragic case of sudden infant death after co-sharing a bed with his mother, instead of sleeping in a cot offered by a nurse. While no one is to blame for the 12-month-old...
Former Gisborne man Gordon Mead is in the running to be the Fieldays Rural Catch for 2019. The competition started today at the annual Fieldays at Mystery Creek in Hamilton. Up for grabs is $20,000 in prizes and the Golden Boot Trophy. Gordon, 29, was...
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...
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) has cancelled a seven-date North Island tour including two Gisborne performances due to the country moving to red in the Covid-19 Protection Framework. The Art of Fugue tour was to begin in Wellington on...
A RETURN to warm northerly conditions overnight meant no frost this morning. This was in contrast to the previous two mornings, which delivered glazed windscreens courtesy of the hardest frosts of winter so far. Sunday morning saw the air temperature...
“The funny thing is, Jesus doesn’t have much to do,” says Wellington bass singer Roger Wilson of his part in the Gisborne Choral Society’s upcoming production of Bach’s St John Passion. The oratorio is lifted from John’s account of...
Erosion at North Clyde is a visible reminder of concerns about the state of the Wairoa River. Wairoa residents are hoping the river's health has not been forgotten in the wake of the Provincial Growth Fund's $6.1 grant for rejuvenation of main street...
Re: Kopuawhara disaster. My father worked at this site but was one of the fortunate ones who was home for the weekend in Gisborne when the tragedy occurred. Our thoughts go to those unfortunate people who were killed. We must not forget the sheer hard...
Provincial Growth Fund investment into the region’s roads is “game-changing”, say Ikaroa-Rawhiti MP Meka Whaitiri and East Coast-based list MP Kiri Allan.“From Gladstone Road to Tokomaru Bay, I consistently hear from whanau who are...
AUSTRALIA whitewashed the silverware on offer as an intense International Surf Rescue Challenge ended at Mount Maunganui yesterday. The Aussies not only won the open and youth titles in the three-test points series, they also collected the...
Mapping to better understand the amount of gravel and sediment moving through the rivers at Waiapu and East Cape catchments will take place this month. The Gisborne District Council is working with local contractors Landpro to map the riverbeds using...
MONDAY, February 26 — Sean Shivnan Pharmacy Open Championship Pairs 1North/South East/WestPhilip Beale/Michelle England 72.45 Hans van der Kuijl/Katrine Matthews 66.44Bette Parker/Trish Corson 60.88 Ron Janes/Yvonne Doole 59.72Jean Turnbull/Robyn...
THE work of a group of volunteers was acknowledged at the annual Gisborne District Council’s Citizens Award Ceremony in the foyer of the War Memorial Theatre on Wednesday. Led by Mayor Meng Foon, the civic award recipients were presented with...
The Rutene Road stormwater upgrade is expected to start up again next week.“We are aiming for as little inconvenience as possible once the works get started again,” said Neville West, 4 Waters infrastructure manager.“In the first phase of work...
The attitude was a bit off. Defensive lapses and lack of physical ferocity had Poverty Bay on the back foot against South Canterbury, who stormed to a 37-8 lead before winning 40-29 at Rugby Park on Saturday.“A bit off the pace, mentally” was how...
Students looking for a career in engineering can once again apply for an Eastland Group Tertiary Engineering Scholarship, which could be worth up to a total of $20,000 over four years.“We employ engineers right across our business sectors...
The efforts of many in the health sector have resulted in improved rates of immunisation, says a Hauora Tairawhiti report. The figures for June were ‘‘great’’and showed ‘‘the eight-month, two-year and five-year rates moving upwards...
In more than 20 years, Gisborne man Cory Scott has captured thousands of magic surfing images that have graced the pages of the country’s leading surf publication, and now he is the owner of New Zealand Surfing Magazine. The 44-year-old talked to...
A MAHIA-based tuturuatu, or shore plover, one of New Zealand’s rarest creatures, has been found dead on a Napier beach. The bird — named Obow after her leg bands — was found at Westshore, Napier, all the way from her Waikawa (Portland Island)...
TUESDAY, February 7 — Summer Pairs 2 (Howell movement): Elizabeth Jackson/Carolyn McMurray 61.67; Helen Kerisome/Pippa Williams 59.58; Joy Marden/Yvonne Key 57.92; Jean Bennett/Robin Bennett 54.17. WEDNESDAY, February 8 — Summer Pairs...
The nightly noise of cicadas made its appearance with last week's run of hot weather, raising the question of what it means for the length of summer. Before the rain arrived over the weekend, there was a run of hot days which raised ground...
Business Leaders' Health and Safety Forum executive director Francois Barton's talk on mental wellbeing in the workplace has been cancelled due to Covid-19. The event, organised by Gisborne Chamber of Commerce, was to be held at Wainui Surf Life...
GISBORNE ratepayers are likely to end up footing the bill to repair a railway crossing that one councillor believes should be funded by money from the tourism industry. Gisborne District Council’s infrastructure service committee last week agreed...
The outgoing, council-going Federated Farmers branch president and vice-president have both now responded to the editorial last Thursday which questioned what science it was that the farmer lobby group was basing its position around biogenic methane...
A Gisborne woman has shared her precious piece of coronation history in the week Queen Elizabeth II celebrates being the longest-reigning monarch in the Commonwealth. Flora Gillies treasures a silk-embroidered commemoration made for her by her Aunt...
We are two Christchurch mums who both started our businesses recently, and are passionate about getting children outdoors and connecting with nature. We are bringing a film to Gisborne called NaturePlay — Take Childhood Back, which will screen at...
A SINGLE mother warned by a visiting judge he would jail her for her repeated and highly intoxicated driving, was lucky to face a different judge this week at sentencing. Eden Monteith, 27, waitress, admitted drink-driving for a third time and with...
THE District Council will make a decision early next week on a change to the Gladstone Road Bridge shared pathway “clip-on” project and, in the Mayor’s words, “they are between a rock and a hard place”.Removal of the concrete parapet wall...
Despite the cancellation of all the region's main summer events, tourists are still flying here in droves. Air New Zealand figures show more than 18,000 passengers have booked to fly in and out of the region over the summer holiday period — from...