THE police investigation into missing Gisborne man Joseph Ahuriri is entering a new phase with Search and Rescue (SAR) personnel extending their search into remote areas north of Bay View in Hawke's Bay. Mr Ahuriri has not been seen since early on...
Police seized $40,000 in cash, 16 grams of methamphetamine and four firearms yesterday in Gisborne and Tauranga as a gangs and organised crime operation continues. Multiple search warrants were executed in both cities as part of Operation...
Recommendations from the ministerial inquiry into land use here are expected to be too “compelling” to ignore, the inquiry’s independent panel chair says. Speaking to The Gisborne Herald yesterday, panel chair Hekia Parata said the inquiry, run...
The region's roading connections continue to be put back together following cyclone damage. State Highway 2 access was restored last week south of Wairoa to the northern side of the Waikari River, Waka Kotahi regional manager Jaclyn Hankin...
The first tranche of insights and data tables from the Tairāwhiti Wellbeing Survey are available online. The survey ran for nine weeks from October 2022 with the aim of improving local data and better understand the wellbeing of the region. Trust...
Retired electrical engineer and former pilot Jim Linton of Wellington celebrated probably his final visit to Gisborne, his place of birth, with a flight in local Tiger Moth “Snafu” at the weekend. Pilot Patrick Callaghan took the 91-year-old up...
Former Gisborne Boys' High first 15 squad member Gibson-Park plays prominent role in history-making Grand Slam victory
Hipkins to visit Tairāwhiti regularly to keep informed about district's recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle
I have a vivid memory of saving my pocket money to buy this dish at the night market in my village when I was 11 years old. I waited all week for Friday night to come when the smoke from the stall carried with it the wonderful smell of grilled...
Police have discounted what they call “false speculation” that a second person can be seen with missing Gisborne man Joseph Ahuriri in a CCTV recording taken the night he disappeared. Mr Ahuriri was pictured with his Toyata Hilux ute at the...
Despite my green tendencies, I’ve never been a fan of composting toilets . . . but a recent visit to the loo at Glenorchy changed all that. This tiny settlement at the head of Lake Wakatipu, permanent population 450, is home to the astounding Camp...
The Nick's Head Charity Fishing Competition being held this weekend will raise more money to help Tairawhiti children who have cancer or diabetes. Organiser Andrea Gregory spoke to Planet Sunshine clinical nurse manager Deb McKay to ask her what the...
Re: Parking issues. Sorry Alain but you are dealing with a group of people at the council who for years have thought that they are a law unto themselves — the fancy new council building (which was opposed by the majority of ratepayers) is testament...
A Tairāwhiti-based small business is using a Workbridge-operated digital programme to combat technology challenges faced by people with disabilities. Workbridge is a not-for-profit organisation that helps people with disabilities and other mental or...
The heroes of D-Day were honoured at the RSA yesterday 75 years after Allied forces landed in France to begin the liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe. While international dignitaries attended commemorations in sunny Normandy, a small group honoured...
If there’s one thing that’s worse than apathy, it’s empty virtue-signalling. All over New Zealand, local councils have been falling over themselves to declare a “climate emergency”, but unless I’m missing something, there has been little...
A MALE kayaker died yesterday morning after being caught by floodwaters in a river south of Lake Whakamarino at Tuai inland from Wairoa. Police said in a statement that an emergency locator beacon was activated on the Waikaretaheke River just after...
The MetService has maintained a heavy rain warning for Gisborne today, forecasting up to 180mm of rain in places. The heavy rain warning is valid from 9am today to 12pm Friday. Periods of heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms will bring 120mm to 180mm...
An Indonesian deckhand's claim his nose was broken in an assault by his Kiwi skipper on board the Triton fishing vessel has been dismissed by a judge. Judge Turitea Bolstad cleared Harold Candy Williams, 44, of a charge of injuring with intent to...
A woman was seconds from being hit by an out-of-control car which crashed through fences of two Rutene Road properties last night. Residents along Rutene Road, just past the Tyndall Road turn-off, heard a “horrific bang” at around 9.15pm. An owner...
Two of Gisborne’s biggest organisations have committed to tackling the “climate crisis” by reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the Climate Leaders Coalition. Established in July 2018, the coalition (CLC) includes some of New Zealand’s...
A Northern Giant Petrel/Pangurunguru that turned up on the East Coast last month was 40 years old. The bird arrived in Gisborne on board a log vessel and flew off on February 3 before being found at Waikanae Beach two days later. It was taken to the...
Activate Tairawhiti is looking to introduce the region’s first co-working centre, Launch! — and the idea of working in a shared, vibrant, tech-driven space seems to have hit a chord with local entrepreneurs. Initial interest in the concept has...
A woman was jailed for 24 months for her 11th and 12th drink-drive offences and was refused leave to apply for home detention by Judge Allen Roberts in Gisborne District Court. The judge dismissed as “unrealistic” the recommendation of...
At the risk of being called a bigot and shining forth like a beacon, I would like to also endorse the idea outlined in a recent letter from Kevin Missen. As supposedly mature people, the confrontational approach and attacking the messenger rather...
Giving tamariki the opportunity to access and learn about virtual reality was the aim of a three-day wananga at Pākōwhai Marae. Tōnui Collab set up at Pākōwhai, located between Pātūtahi and Waituhi, and invited tamariki to experiment with...
Candidates from the Tairawhiti Economic Support Package Redeployment Programme attend speed interview hui, organised by Turanga Ararau
Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) wants Kiwis to consider beach safety when they purchase those beach activity-based Christmas gifts over the next few weeks. SLSNZ has compiled a “shopping list” of common beach activity-themed gifts, along...
While it was a milestone for the Government’s housing programme, the opening of the first KiwiBuild houses in Auckland at the weekend showed how difficult the task of Housing Minister Phil Twyford is. The first 18 houses were opened in Auckland’s...
Mangaheia Station at Tolaga Bay were the winners in the Turihaua Angus Supreme Heifer Challenge. Competition convener Paul Williams presented the winner's award to Leo Edginton from Mangaheia. The farm's heifers were described as a very even...
POLICE stopped more than 1400 vehicles at the State Highway 35 Covid-19 checkpoint and nearly 130 at the East Cape checkpoint on the opening day of Alert Level 3 in the region. The figures for Wednesday, September 1, illustrate the flow of traffic on...