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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...

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NZSO cancels tour
Lifestyle

NZSO cancels tour

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...

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Being Jesus
Lifestyle

Being Jesus

“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...

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Wairoa river needs help
Gisborne Herald

Wairoa river needs help

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...

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Let’s repair the line now
Opinion

Let’s repair the line now

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...

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Aussies plunder silverware at Mt Maunganui
Sport

Aussies plunder silverware at Mt Maunganui

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...

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Mapping the riverbed
Gisborne Herald

Mapping the riverbed

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...

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Gisborne contract bridge results
Sport

Gisborne contract bridge results

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...

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Rewarded for service to community
Gisborne Herald

Rewarded for service to community

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...

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Attitude the ‘big fix’
Sport

Attitude the ‘big fix’

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...

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‘Great’ immunisation figures
Gisborne Herald

‘Great’ immunisation figures

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...

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Passionate about Aotearoa surfing
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Passionate about Aotearoa surfing

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...

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Bridge results
Sport

Bridge results

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...

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Workshop postponed
Gisborne Herald

Workshop postponed

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...

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Who pays for rail crossing repair?
Gisborne Herald

Who pays for rail crossing repair?

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...

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Advocating for the GWP* metric
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Advocating for the GWP* metric

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...

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A passion for ‘nature play’
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A passion for ‘nature play’

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...