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Lions donation a sight for sore eyes

Gisborne Hospital has received $29,500 from the Gisborne Host Lions Club to help people with an eye condition called keratoconus regain vision. “Teenagers are most likely to suffer from keratoconus and experience blurred vision, light sensitivity...

Barnardos’ new service ‘a beautiful space’

Barnardos’ new service Awhi Tairāwhiti had its official open day yesterday. The new service provides a unique combination of Barnardos Early Learning and Child and Family Services for children, young people and their whānau under one roof. “We...

Submission sets out GDC ‘bottom lines’

Affordability seen as key issue in proposed Three Waters legislation. A short period of time to make submissions to Parliament, interrupted by Christmas and Cyclone Gabrielle, have caused problems for Gisborne District Council. But councillors have...

Water restrictions eased as reservoirs filling up

Gisborne City residents will be able to water their gardens and clean their cars this Easter weekend. From today (Wednesday) Gisborne will move to level 3 water restrictions, which means just a ban on sprinkler use. Hoses can now be used for outdoor...

Agencies forecasting wet start to Easter holidays

Predicting the weather for this weekend is a bit like guessing what’s inside an Easter egg. New Zealand’s climate agencies have hedged their forecasts because of a low expected to concentrate off East Cape by the end of the week and direct moist...

Builders go hammer and tongs in Gisborne final

Nailed it!: Antonio Gisborne’s top apprentice builder. Antonio Barbarich-Waikari is the Gisborne regional champion of the New Zealand Certified Builders Apprentice Challenge and will further pit his skills against the best in the country. Five...

Cyclone insurance claims in Tairāwhiti hit $54m

The insurance bill to fix or replace cyclone-damaged houses and property here has been assessed at $53.368 million. Data from the Insurance Council of New Zealand shows a total of 2021 insurance claims have been made across the region since Cyclone...

‘A dream come true’: Corrin wins gold at Australian surf lifesaving championships

GISBORNE surf lifesaving athlete Olivia Corrin won two titles at the Australian championships in Perth at the weekend. They were the first individual Australian titles for the Dawson Building Midway lifeguard, who competes for the Northcliffe Club...

Robust debate at times degenerates

The first letter to the editor received through our new website yesterday was from a regular correspondent over recent years, signing off because he feels other contributors have been intolerant and attacked people for their opinions with impunity...

$10k boost for farmer recovery fund

The Apparelmaster Group, which provides laundered workwear solutions across New Zealand, has donated $10,000 to support the rural cyclone recovery here. Apparelmaster New Zealand managing director Bevan Ritchie said the company put together a fund...

Census team assembled to help ‘complete the picture’

A locally led and nationally supported taskforce has been set up to deliver the 2023 Census in Hawke’s Bay and Te Tairāwhiti, Stats NZ says. This comes after the Census collection in Hawke’s Bay and Te Tairāwhiti was extended to June to enable...

The work of Life Education Trust goes on

The garage sale, held in Ormond Road, raised $2080. A regular Life Education Trust fundraiser — Dance For Life Education — has been postponed because of Cyclone Gabrielle. The district’s would-be Gene Kellys, Cyd Charisses and Leslie Carons...

Govt approves $29m funding for road repairs, more to come

The Government will have spent $29 million on Tairāwhiti roads by the end of June. The funding will be distributed by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency to Gisborne District Council to be used as part of the initial clean-up after cyclones Gabrielle...

FULL-NOISE SPECTACLE

INTENSITY, speed and power added up to great entertainment in the Superstock Challenge at Gisborne Speedway Club’s meeting on Saturday night. The 28 cars put on one of the great shows at the Eastland Group Raceway as they chased the main prize...

Public having its say as inquiry continues

The outgoing president of the New Zealand Farm Forestry Association says it has been vital for farm foresters to directly address the ministerial inquiry into forestry and other land use in Tairāwhiti. Graham West told the New Zealand Farm Forestry...

New bill will put ‘miracle’ cancer drug out of reach

A Gisborne woman living with terminal cancer fears she will “die prematurely” if proposed changes to the country’s medicine legislation go through, limiting her ability to import a “miracle” drug. Theresa Zame was diagnosed with stage 4...

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Blessing of new track opens up access for Tokomaru Bay

Weeks of hard mahi from roading contractors in Tairāwhiti have resulted in the opening of a new Mangahauini track, reconnecting part of the region. The new track will be opened at a blessing on-site today, and the road will be open to the public...