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...

Tairāwhiti-based medicinal cannabis company Rua Bioscience has signed an agreement with European distributor Motagon to become its preferred Australia/New Zealand supplier of medicinal cannabis products. Rua Bioscience chief executive Rob Mitchell...

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...

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...

APPLICATIONS are now open for this year’s Prime Minister’s Science Prizes, worth a combined total of $1 million. Five prizes will be awarded to members of the science community that showcase talent, passion and high achievment in their...

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...

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...

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...

Contractors have moved on to the bank of the Taruheru River by the Peel Street bridge to carry out further work on the bank revetments."It's a continuation of the same project," a council spokeswoman said."This is the second section, covering 62...

As barbecue season gets into full swing, New Zealand researchers are investigating whether certain kinds of red meat could actually protect against heart disease. Researchers have recruited men aged 35-55 willing to eat free meat three times a week...

GISBORNE Girls’ High student Rebecca Collier is back from the trip of a lifetime to Sao Paulo, Brazil as part of a Young Enterprise Scheme initiative. She was one of eight student representatives from New Zealand chosen to travel to the South...

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,”...

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...

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...

THE grandson of one of Gisborne’s leading automotive dealers for decades in the 20th century has been in Gisborne to gather information on the history of the Ormonds of Ormond Road. Philip Caesar is the grandson of John Henry Ormond and Mable Cox...

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...

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...

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...

A ruling by the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority has reduced the hours granted to the Gisborne Speedway Club by the District Licensing Authority. The club wants to operate longer than the hours contained in the new local alcohol policy. It...

THE 16 units at the former Eastland Motor Lodge are among 2150 transitional housing places that will be created around the country by the end of the year, Minister of Social Housing, Amy Adams said in Gisborne yesterday. Ms Adams visited the complex...

Central government support for some key planks of the Tairawhiti Economic Action Plan launched today are very welcome. The plan itself was only made public as The Herald was going to press late this morning, and will be reported on tomorrow, but the...

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...

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...

The “resignation election” rolls on with Peter Dunne the third party leader to stand down in just three weeks, as this fascinating campaign winds into full operation across an entirely unexpected political landscape — with just a month now...

GINSENG crops fetching returns of more than $400,000 a hectare could grow here alongside the forestry industry, say those growing ginseng in the central North Island. Ginseng is a Chinese herbal plant. Its roots are highly sought after in Chin...

Government minister Kiri Allan has spoken out about her own experience as a teenager with gay conversion therapy through her church but says she doesn't “harbour any ill-will”.On Tuesday night, Parliament passed a bill at its third reading that...

Congratulations to the Gisborne Orphans Club Band for the great music played by the nine-peice band at the cabaret on Saturday, October 14. A great time was enjoyed by all. Condolences to all who didn’t attend, maybe next time. Mike Scandlyn

Tomorrow the sand will fly as the Gisborne Motorcycle Sports Club hosts the 2018 Beach Racing Nationals at Makorori Beach. In the senior open class, road warriors Jay Peach (Yamaha R6) and Greg Hall (Kawasaki ZXR750) will rip up the sand to keep...

Replying to Ken Orr's letter of August 31 wherein he states “our dignity is conferred on us by our creator at conception”. Can he please stop conferring on me the benefit of his skewed perception of the world. He also advises from his superior...

THE Titirangi Mt Everest Challenge was a chance for people to get fit, make friends, and raise awareness for the East Coast Cancer Society. For the seven weeks of the challenge, 1547 participants set out to climb Titirangi maunga to complete the 68...