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Intern and cadetships a win-win
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Intern and cadetships a win-win

GISBORNE District Council, Wairoa District Council and Eastland Group all make use of either interns or student cadets, and all agree those programmes provide a win-win situation — and in one case, it has already provided a stepping stone to the...

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Power out for part of Flats
Gisborne Herald

Power out for part of Flats

About 400 homes around the Patutahi and Hexton areas were without power this morning but Eastland Network restored power quickly to most properties.“We had a bit of an issue at Kirkpatrick Road, Patutahi, with an insulator that failed,” said...

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Swivel-eyed
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Swivel-eyed

Right-wing commentator Matthew Hooton has the best description of those who continue to claim that the National Party won the election: “swivel-eyed loons”.Bruce Holm, Tokomaru Bay

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Positive outlook for Jags
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Positive outlook for Jags

Gisborne Thistle look set to retain their place in Central Football's Federation League next year. Thistle finished bottom of the eight-team league this year and under normal circumstances would be relegated to the Pacific Premiership. But Jags head...

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YMP through to the grand final
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YMP through to the grand final

HOCKEYYMP A have racked up a third consecutive victory over defending champions THC to advance to the grand final of the Poverty Bay men’s hockey competition. The championship challengers beat THC 6-2 in their semifinal on the LJ Hooker Turf on...

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Joining an elite group of nurses
Gisborne Herald

Joining an elite group of nurses

AFTER a decade of balancing work, family and study, Three Rivers Medical nurse Kylie Morresey has joined the highest echelon of nurses in the country. The achievement means Ms Morresey, who works in aged care, can now prescribe drugs.“I’ve spent...

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Fund passes the $2m mark
Gisborne Herald

Fund passes the $2m mark

Strong support from the community has seen the Sunrise Foundation grow to just over $2 million. The fledgling Gisborne organisation’s annual meeting heard it received $627,721 in donations to grow endowments by 32 percent to $2.1 million in the...

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Not a true reflection
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Not a true reflection

Re: Two fatal accidents, October 27 story. Kia Ora my name is Mena Walker of Rangitukia now residing in Brisbane, Australia. I am the nephew of the man who passed away near Tikitiki. Firstly, I would like to address the statement made by a member of...

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Committee labelled ‘a joke’
Gisborne Herald

Committee labelled ‘a joke’

THE Regional Transport Committee, which manages millions of dollars of spending on the district’s roads, was slammed as a “joke” by a district councillor at the Future Tairawhiti committee meeting. Larry Foster said the apologies for the last...

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Our local heroes recognised
Gisborne Herald

Our local heroes recognised

TEN Gisborne people have been acknowledged as local heroes in the lead-up to Kiwibank’s New Zealander Of The Year Awards. The 10 were among a total of 292 heroes from around the country celebrated at 16 regional ceremonies. Kiwibank chief executive...

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Have your ‘bob’s worth’
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Have your ‘bob’s worth’

In Saturday’s mail I got a missive from the GDC which allows me to have my “bob’s worth” about the extension to the sewerage treatment system. This is, rightly enough, part of the consultation process. I would like to strongly suggest that...

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SOMETHING TO CHEW ON
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SOMETHING TO CHEW ON

For their last album, Sludge Pop, indie group Soaked Oats incorporated lots of synths deep in the mix that fatten out the sound a bit more.“The themes running across our songs change as we do, and as such there isn't one thing we're always trying...

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Club bowls news
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Club bowls news

GisborneFamilies were to the fore when Gisborne Bowling Club members held their triples championships at the weekend. Mother and daughter Bobbie Beattie and Tanya Harrison, and husbands and wives Tim and Ginny Sherriff, Peter and Libby Clay and Steve...

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Change starts with a climb
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Change starts with a climb

The staircase at Tauawhi Men’s Centre is steep, narrow and a bit rickety. Tauawhi is based in roomy premises upstairs but has no street frontage, so there is a sign outside at 71 Peel Street. You enter, straighten up and climb to a landing, then...

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Trials for Wairoa
Gisborne Herald

Trials for Wairoa

TRIALS are expected to soon get under way around land-based irrigation and storage of Wairoa's wastewater. Last year, the Wairoa District Council was granted a town wastewater discharge resource consent by the Hawke's Bay Regional Council. The...

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Talking about the local wars
Gisborne Herald

Talking about the local wars

Inclusion of the New Zealand wars in the school curriculum is a theme of historian Vincent O’Malley’s talks at schools around the country, including Gisborne Girls’ High. Dr O’Malley has focused largely on the Waikato wars, which he describes...