An extra end was needed to separate the finalists in the centre open men's triples at Kahutia Bowling Club's greens. Te Karaka Bowling Club trio Don Williams (skip), July Williams and William Murray won the “shoot-out” by a shot. It was William...
A jury retired this morning to consider its verdict in the case of a man accused of using his quad bike to deliberately mow down two neighbours in the backyard of their Whakaki home. William Kahukura, 67, went on trial on Monday for two counts of...
The chief executive’s July report for councillors prior to their meeting tomorrow naturally begins with the impressive national recognition achieved for the What’s The Future Tairawhiti? campaign for early Long-Term Plan consultation engagement...
During nearly forty years working with the good people of the East Coast, l have built a reputation for delivering on my promises. I hope to continue in that vein if the voters decide to support my candidacy for the council and district health board...
It’s the penultimate round of football’s Pacific Premiership with only three sides left with a chance to win — Gisborne United, Gisborne Thistle and Taradale. Competition leaders Heavy Equipment Services United play their last two games in...
CEDENCO will make a start on the annual sweetcorn harvest around January 20 and prospects for the season look promising, says agronomy manager David Oudes. The company is set to harvest around 32,000 tonnes of sweetcorn in the Wairoa, Gisborne and...
THE fundraising effort by ?three Gisborne firefighters who take on the Auckland Skytower stairs in May has got off to a flying start, thanks to Doris Hill’s long walk. The 54-year-old will join fellow firefighters Robin Sneddon and Dion Wilson on...
MARTY Davis has resigned as chief executive of the Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union.“After 30 months in the role, with the commencement of a new season, I feel the time is right for a new face to lead the organisation,” he said in a statement to...
MIDWAY Surf Life Saving Club coach Matt Sutton was reluctant to speak about Olivia Corrin’s impressive performance in the Eastern Region Championships at Mount Maunganui at the weekend. But after some gentle persuasion and initially singing the...
Work continues at pace in wake of ex-tropical Cyclone Hale
Researcher Jean Johnston shares some of her research into the historic events of 1893 when Gisborne women celebrated their enfranchisement and mobilised other women to cast their ballot. This is an excerpt of some of her research. Mrs Johnston...
PLANNED expansion of Eastland Port has brought a mixed response from election candidates. Three incumbent Gisborne district councillors express confidence in the consent process and councillor Shannon Dowsing says the economic benefits would outweigh...
LOG exports at Eastland Port resumed on Monday after heavy seas in Poverty Bay and a surge in the harbour prevented loading operations for three days. The strong southerly swell got up to 5.5 metres out in the Bay at times over the weekend.“The log...
THE school holidays are in full swing and children from all over the North Island are coming to Gisborne to learn about robotics. The Mind Lab by Unitec’s digital learning facility in Gisborne has been a hive of activity during the holidays and...
When taking a stroll along the city beaches you can expect to find seashells, driftwood and jellyfish. But on Sunday a Gisborne resident discovered a black blob that looked like tar. Residents found two sizeable blobs on the weekend and a smaller...
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a house in Worsley Street in Kaiti on Tuesday morning after a cigarette that somehow went down the back of a seat in a bedroom in the home started a fire. Fire and Emergency New Zealand sent crews to the house at around...
Between 70-100 people are expected for a central area Alcoholics Anonymous assembly in Gisborne this weekend. The central area covers the North Island north of Wellington and south of the Waikato. The assembly will be at the Holy Trinity Church and...
THE man seriously injujred in an alleged assault in Bright Street early on Thursday morning remains in the intensive care unit at Gisborne Hospital in a stable condition. A 16-year-old youth has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm in...
A WOMAN died in a smash on State Highway 2 just outside of Raupunga south of Wairoa yesterday afternoon. The car she was driving left the highway and crashed into a bank. Emergency services were called to the crash scene about two kilometres south of...
The death of former Hawke’s Bay and Wellington woman Kathleen Kawana remains “unexplained”.Police have repeated their plea for information about her movements in this district before her death. Mystery surrounds the cause of her death and how...
POVERTY Bay under-16 rugby reps play East Coast at Rugby Park tomorrow in the Bay’s first and only warm-up game before their representative season starts the following weekend. The Bay have been training for the past month, and seven Gisborne...
WAIROA mayor Craig Little faces two declared challengers for his job in this year’s local body elections. Three-term councillor Benita Cairns and retired teacher Roland Matley announced their candidacy this week. Mr Little was elected in 2013 after...
Judith Collins may have thrown down a marker for the next general election with her comments that the Government is planning to stealthily establish more separate Maori organisations in addition to the one already planned for health. National has...
Re: ‘Put it underground!’ October 28 story. Can you put one down my street Chorus? Internet speed in Elgin is crap. TONY N.A “first world problem” if ever there was one. It’s not blocking any views at all — it’s 5cm wide for goodness...
ROWEN Tuauau Aupouri, 26, shearer, pleaded not guilty to rape and was remanded on bail by Gisborne District Court for a Crown case review hearing on March 9. Counsel Alistair Clarke said Aupouri elected trial by jury. Mr Clarke sought a variation to...
WAIROA Athletic are setting the pace in the senior division one rugby competition and should make it five wins from five games when they host bottom-of-the-table High School Old Boys tomorrow. Wairoa go into the game unbeaten after three wins...
A perfect Poverty Bay morning greeted the first cruise ship visit of the season today when regular caller Golden Princess nosed into the bay and dropped anchor for the day. The first passengers were tendered ashore just after 8.30am in ideal...
SIONE Ngatu celebrated his 151st game for Poverty Bay with a try in their 43-29 win against King Country at Rugby Park on Saturday. The six-tries-to-four victory over King Country kept alive LeaderBrand Poverty Bay’s hopes of a place in the...
Only 66 young people in Tairawhiti were vaccinated against measles during the “massive” central government-led immunisation campaign that followed 2019's national outbreak. It represents 0.4 percent of the 18,500 immunisations delivered...
Gisborne business owner Barry Foster says conquering his fear of public speaking has opened doors for him he would never have believed. When appointed to a position in the National Beekeepers Association, he knew the role required public speaking...