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Thistle lifeline for Team Gizzy
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Thistle lifeline for Team Gizzy

GISBORNE Thistle AFC chairman Ronnie Young will meet with Team Gisborne board members next week in the hope they reconsider their decision to withdraw the Pacific Premiership champions from the 2016 competition.“Failing that — and I’m speaking...

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Every life has value
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Every life has value

Re: November 7 letter. Martin Hanson continues to feel threatened by those who acknowledge that there is a loving Creator who made us for Himself. He has a plan for our lives which belong to Him. Those who believe in the Creator know where they have...

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Gig guide
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Gig guide

Got something going on? Let The Guide know at guide@gisborneherald. co. nz, or telephone 869-0630. This weekThe Wave featuring Seymore & TDK: The Dome Room, June 9 (6pm). First 30 free then $20 on door. Tomorrow People: Wellington-based reggae...

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Golf roundup
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Golf roundup

A couple of “hell” up-and-downs proved vital as Dion Milner put his name on the Tolaga Bay honours board yet again on Sunday.“Coastie” Milner beat Bruce Yates 3 and 2 in the senior men's final of the club champs. He led 2-up after 18 holes...

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Re-legalisation is urgent
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Re-legalisation is urgent

Deane Smart’s letter in The Gisborne Herald of June 6 denigrating the NZ Drug Foundation demonstrates to us a complete lack of understanding of the problems that have been caused as a direct result of prohibition. The one thing we would agree on is...

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Down the generations
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Down the generations

SECOND-generation surfers are among the competitors in the 30th edition of the National Scholastic Surfing Championships that got under way at Makorori Beach, Gisborne, yesterday. Junior surfers from around the country have come together for the...

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Theatre officially opened
Gisborne Herald

Theatre officially opened

Pat Seymour, chairwoman of the War Memorial Theatre Trust which drove fundraising for refurbishment of the Lawson Field Theatre, and former Gisborne Mayor Meng Foon share ribbon-cutting duties at the reopening of the theatre on Saturday night. The...

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Moana meets the East Coast
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Moana meets the East Coast

TAIRAWHITI reo was central to the Matewa Media’s Maori language version of Disney’s musical fantasy-adventure film Moana, says Wharekahika (Hicks Bay) born musician Rob Ruha. Ruha was musical director of the te reo version of the 3D...

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Sheridan in Heartland u19 squad
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Sheridan in Heartland u19 squad

NGATAPA loose forward Chase Sheridan has been named in the Heartland under-19 rugby squad. Sheridan, the Poverty Bay u20 captain, is one of 25 players selected from across the Heartland unions for the Jock Hobbs Memorial Tournament, which starts in...

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Chopper evacuations at Cape
Gisborne Herald

Chopper evacuations at Cape

Recent storm damage to the closed East Cape Road cut off five households and isolated people were to be choppered out of the area today. Gisborne District Council reported that 13 people had been isolated — the five affected households all located...

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Premier sides too good for A-graders
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Premier sides too good for A-graders

PREMIER graders Gisborne Girls’ High Senior A and Farmlands Ngatapa proved too strong for their challenge round opponents last night at the YMCA. Girls’ High defeated Taiki 49-27 and Ngatapa beat Whalis 61-43. These were the first of the challenge...

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Keira continues Quest success
Gisborne Herald

Keira continues Quest success

Gisborne Girls' High School student Keira Batten Coogan has won the solo/duo section of the Smokefreerockquest East Coast regional competition for the second time in three years. Keira won in 2018 and was second last year.“It felt good to win,”...

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Meals prepared with aroha
Gisborne Herald

Meals prepared with aroha

A KAI Atua healthy nutrition workshop for people who want to make better food choices was held at Tolaga Bay last week. The workshop is the first in a series for Gisborne, East Coast and Opotiki schools and communities. Healthy Families East Cape...

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Round 4 exit for Christie
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Round 4 exit for Christie

Gisborne pro surfer Ricardo Christie was knocked out of the HIC Pro Qualifying Series contest at Hawaii’s Sunset Beach this morning (NZ time).Christie placed third in his Round 4 heat with a score of 11.07 (5.17, 5.9) for his two best...

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Beating the black dog
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Beating the black dog

Depression blanks out all the beauty,” says Victor Hooks.“Even a walk to Kaiti Beach, an amazing place. To me then it was just a big load of sand and a big load of water.“I was sick of life, couldn't see any future.“I'm thinking I've let...

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This piggy needs a home
Gisborne Herald

This piggy needs a home

A pig that thinks it is a dog will not end up on a dinner plate. The kunekune-cross pig, nearly two years old, is up for adoption from Gisborne SPCA. SPCA centre manager Lindy Magee said unfortunately the pig grew too big for her previous owner’s...

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Bonfires banned on city beachfronts
Gisborne Herald

Bonfires banned on city beachfronts

BONFIRES will be allowed on most beaches throughout the region during the Guy Fawke's season providing smoke from the fires does not drift towards houses. Fires on the city beach front cannot be lit under any circumstances between The Cut and Stanley...

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Police name drowning victim
Gisborne Herald

Police name drowning victim

POLICE have this afternoon released the name of the man who drowned at Puatai Beach just south of Waihau Beach (Loisels) yesterday afternoon after he got into trouble while snorkelling. He was Tamahou Wanoa, 53, of Wellington. Mr Wanoa had been...

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SCOREBOARD
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SCOREBOARD

RugbyPoverty Bay club competition, premier division: GT Shearing Waikohu 77 Tapuae 3, Eastland Farm Vets YMP 25 Earthwork Solutions HSOB 17, Enterprise Cars OBM 17 Larsawn Ngatapa 22. Senior 1: YMP Bumbles won by default over HSOB, OBM 41 Ngatapa 5...