Latest fromGisborne

Premium
Golf roundup
Sport

Golf roundup

Poverty BayGOUT in his foot kept Wynne MacLellan out of golf for over two months. He’s back and on Sunday booked himself a place in the semifinals of the senior men’s club championships. The 60-year-old, who qualified 13th for the champs in his...

Premium
Family success
Gisborne Herald

Family success

The Spring Show will go down as one of the district's best and, as usual, it was a family affair again, just ask the Teutenbergs from Hinenui Genetics (pic 1) who took home the T.S White Memorial shield in the wool section. The stock competitions...

Premium
YMP, Waikohu out in front
Sport

YMP, Waikohu out in front

A SLICK Waikohu side outclassed Horouta Gold in Gisborne premier grade netball at the YMCA last night. Claydens Waikohu (1) now have the same points total (28) as YMP, who remain on top of the table by virtue of a better goal differential. In the...

Premium
Waiting for The Man
Lifestyle

Waiting for The Man

Public riots in London's Hyde Park in 1855 gave rise to the free-speech tradition that continues today at the park's Speakers' Corner, and it was partly the soapbox orators' theatricality that inspired the show, The Man. The performer behind the...

Premium
Lasting legacy . . .
Opinion

Lasting legacy . . .

Like the millennium and Gisborne’s opportunity as first city in the world to see the sun, the Tuia 250 commemoration of first formal meetings here between Maori and Europeans, in October this year, has focused minds on the legacy potential of...

Premium
Caravans stolen from Pouawa
Gisborne Herald

Caravans stolen from Pouawa

Two caravans stolen from their freedom camping spots at Pouawa yesterday morning were removed with the wheel clamps still attached. One of the caravans was recovered in Glenroy Road, 7km north of Pouawa, with a missing wheel. Both caravans were...

Premium
Public holiday smarts
Business

Public holiday smarts

The holiday season is only just around the corner, so here is a quick reminder around how, which, and when, to pay those problematic Public Holidays. If you are lucky enough to have a complete shutdown over the December and January holiday period...

Premium
Year of extreme terrorism draws to a close
Opinion

Year of extreme terrorism draws to a close

The year drawing to a close is not one that will be remembered fondly by millions, marked as it was by acts of extreme violence and cruelty. This year it was the turn of the UK, usually one of the most stable countries on the planet, to experience...

Premium
More short-course swimming medals
Sport

More short-course swimming medals

TWO more medals completed a successful campaign at the New Zealand short-course swimming championships in Auckland for Enterprise Cars Swim Team. Jack Keepa added to his haul with third place in the 14-year boys’ 100 metres butterfly. He was also...

Premium
Just a drop of rain
Gisborne Herald

Just a drop of rain

A metservice heavy raining warning over the weekend did not amount to much. The warning was in place until midday today, an expected further 30 to 50mm of rain to accumulate on top of what had already fallen, especially about the ranges. Peak...

Premium
Beach patrols begin in November
Gisborne Herald

Beach patrols begin in November

Summer is on its way and volunteer surf lifeguards will soon begin weekend patrols to keep beach-goers safe. Tolaga Bay lifeguards will patrol Uawa beaches from November 1, Midway and Waikanae Beach patrols begin on November 14, while Wainui surf...

Premium
Guard of honour welcomed
Gisborne Herald

Guard of honour welcomed

A parade to commemorate the return of the Maori Pioneer Battalion from the First World War promises to be a rare spectacle on a scale never to be seen again in Gisborne, say organisers. It marks 100 years to the day since part of the battalion...

Premium
Flash HQ signalled trouble
Opinion

Flash HQ signalled trouble

A friend owns a large contracting business in Auckland. When I visited he was operating out of an upstairs addition to a 6m x 6m custom-built garage, employing almost 50 people. The business has easily doubled in size since then. What he told me was...

Premium
Dropout needs new signs, and to be fixed
Opinion

Dropout needs new signs, and to be fixed

Can we please have more appropriate signage for the “Dropout” on top of Gundeons/D9 Hill please?“Seal Repairs” and “30km Temporary” signage does not “cut the mustard”, and is inappropriate for our local and outside traffic to...

Premium
Jersey momento for Sheild players
Gisborne Herald

Jersey momento for Sheild players

Poverty Bay players involved in today’s Ranfurly Shield challenge will carry history on to Tikorangi Domain near New Plymouth. Poverty Bay Rugby Union chief executive Josh Willoughby presented Gisborne Herald editor Jeremy Muir with a Bay jersey...

Premium
Suspected norovirus outbreak
Gisborne Herald

Suspected norovirus outbreak

PUBLIC Health officials are hopeful that what appears to be an outbreak of Norovirus affecting 29 people at Kiri Te Kanawa retirement village will soon be over.“It looks like Norovirus, and is acting like Norovirus”, said Hauora Tairawhiti...

Premium
DAWN OF A NEW ERA AT SONRISE
Gisborne Herald

DAWN OF A NEW ERA AT SONRISE

After years at Sonrise Christian School, Andrew Russell has dropped the “deputy” from his title and taken over as principal. Mr Russell succeeds Wendy Gabriel, who was principal of the special character school for 23 years. Being a special...

Premium
Female future for infrastructure?
Business

Female future for infrastructure?

New Zealand's infrastructure industry is booming but a shortfall of around 44,000 skilled workers in the next five years could have it come to a grinding halt. Roads need replacing, leaky water pipes need upgrading, power lines need maintaining and...