Circumstance seems to have forced the Government into a risky gamble with the latest decision on alert levels that has seen Auckland finally given some respite and a small part of Waikato placed in Level 4. After a wearying 34 days in lockdown...
WORK on the multi-million dollar Waipaoa River Flood Control Scheme upgrade is expected to stop for the winter this week, Gisborne District Council was told at its May meeting yesterday. Council lifelines director David Wilson was speaking as...
The district's keen anglers headed to their favourite fishing spots yesterday as the annual trout fishing season opened. The trout season runs through until June 30 next year.“It's great to have the season under way and there were heaps of people...
Organisers of Operation Blue Santa — the police initiative to provide Christmas cheer to needy families in the district — need more help to meet demand. The Gisborne police Whangaia Nga Pa Harakeke team, Te Aka Ora Charitable Trust and Countdown...
TAIRAWHITI police commander Inspector Sam Aberahama has been made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the New Zealand police and community. New Zealand-born of Cook Islands descent, Tamuera Aitama (Sam) Aberahama joined the New...
POLICE continue their investigation into the burglary of the Challenge Gisborne service station in Gladstone Road early yesterday morning. They have repeated their call for information from the public. A group of five or six thieves, believed to be...
They didn’t win the first challenge but Gisborne couple Amy Moore and Stu Watts produced arguably the best one-liners as the 2018 season of The Block NZ got under way last night. Amy and Stu are one of four teams whose mission is to completely...
The next time you pick up a copy of MiNDFOOD and drool over the gorgeous “foodtography” and recipes therein, spare a thought for the people behind the scenes, the team who design, create, test and photograph the mouth-watering dishes presented...
New research shows many Kiwis are going without an internet connection despite the 21st century's reliance on it for everyday life. Reporter Jack Marshall spoke to local MP Kiri Allan, TaiTech trustee Polly Crawford and Tolaga Bay Inn trustee Lily...
TWO major community planting days have given a boost to the Waikanae Stream clean-up project. Over Friday and Sunday community volunteers planted 1300 native shrubs and grasses. On Friday, four classes from Awapuni School worked with Gisborne...
Te Araroa-born and raised, Geoff Haerewa is in his second term as president or mayor of the Shire of Derby/West Kimberley in Western Australia. In his first visit home in four years, he talked to Kim Parkinson
A brain injury patient has admitted criminal charges, following an incident with a rehabilitation worker. Dan Raniera Te Heuheu Robinson, pleaded guilty in Gisborne District Court to assaulting a female, common assault, wilful damage, and a breach of...
POLICE today are piecing together the events that culminated in the death of three Wairoa Mongrel Mob members and the "miraculous" survival of a fourth, after their vehicle plunged 150m down a bank and into the Mohaka River, on State Highway 2...
The horticulture sector has welcomed changes to temporary work visas that simplfiy the immigration system and recognise that overseas workers play a significant role in industries such as horticulture. Changes to the employer-assisted temporary work...
MetService is warning of “potentially significant weather” coming New Zealand's way as a low-pressure system could bring long periods of rain to eastern parts of the North Island from Sunday. While there's some uncertainty of where the...
A resounding 75 percent of poll respondents say they are not happy with the enforcement of dog control regulations. Of 249 responses, 187 (70 percent) said they were unhappy, 50 (20 percent) were happy and 12 people (5 percent) did not know. Many...
HAWKE’S Bay Regional Council has agreed to help fund next year’s Te Matatini Kapa Haka Festival, which is expected to draw hundreds and possibly thousands of performers and spectators from Gisborne. HBRC has approved a grant of $200,000 to Ngati...
A new fund has been set up to help iwi, hapu and whanau protect taonga (treasures) on marae. Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Carmel Sepuloni yesterday announced the opening of the Matauranga Maori Marae Ora Fund— a $5.7 million contestable...
Wow! the recent appointment of Maori/other ethnic minority MPs to important political roles within the Labour Government as well as the inclusion of the Greens, shows us that after 180 years of tokenistic appeasement by all the major political...
Ki-o-rahi has been a front-runner in the revival of traditional Maori games, especially in Tairawhiti. The region has won and hosted numerous national ki-o-rahi tournaments, and now exponents of the game have given the thumbs up for a new app to...
Seth Piper and Malcolm Marfell are unlikely to soon forget Saturday's semifinal in football's Central Federation Cup. Gisborne United goalkeeper Piper put in a man-of-the-match performance in a 3-0 win against New Plymouth side Peringa at Park...
As principal sponsor for Horouta Waka Hoe, the team at Self Storage Gisborne are excited to be supporting the current Waka Ama NZ and World Champions at the upcoming 2022 IVF World Waka Ama Sprint Championships, being held in London from August...
WRESTLING mania will take hold of the Showgrounds Event Centre on Saturday night with the return of “We Wrestle”.The spectacular American-style wrestling event has an all-Gisborne line-up and is in its eighth edition since humble beginnings in...
Navigating by traditional methods, skipper India Tabellini was one of 16 crew to make the voyage to New Zealand from Tahiti on Fa’afaite, to be part of the Pacific flotilla for Tuia 250. Speaking at the open day on Sunday, she said they hit some...
Gisborne district councillors are gearing up to “get our community on board” after voting to introduce Maori wards for the 2022 and 2025 elections. A crowded council chambers erupted in applause following a unanimous vote in favour of...
It's two years since Daphne Caruana Galizia, the best investigative journalist in Malta, was killed by a car bomb. She had been using the huge leaks of financial data in the “Panama Papers” to track down suspicious dealings by members of the...
IT was expected the work would take less than a day and the playground would be open to the public again tomorrow
There are 245 active cases of Covid-19 in the district, according to figures released by Health New Zealand-Tairawhiti this morning.“We've had between 22 and 56 cases per day over the last week and our daily average is up to 36,” said a Health...
A Gisborne man who won $1 million in Lotto was speechless when he claimed the prize yesterday. Mangapapa Four Square sold the winning ticket for Wednesday night’s Lotto draw. Store owner Jitesh Ravla said when a winner of that size was processed...
WITH 30 food vendors booked and bands confirmed the Fiesta Street Food Festival will provide a lively Mexican-themed family-friendly event in Gisborne’s CBD this Labour Weekend.“The theme is important because it sets the scene and the vibe of...
A WOMAN in her 70s who was burgled while mowing her front lawn and then defrauded of more than $6500 from her bank account, has warned elderly people to be vigilant. The woman does not wish to be named but wants to make other senior citizens living...
Last month Eastland Group and Eastland Community Trust signed up to the Climate Leaders Coalition agreement to tackle climate change by reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions. Andrew Ashton delves deeper into how that will be achieved and how it will put...
