More than 1000 children are expected to turn out tomorrow for the More FM annual pirate treasure beach dig. A Facebook video showing what to expect at the beach dig had been seen by 4000 people, said Wainui Lions director of publicity Ian Stewart. He...

Once more the proposed cycleway is bringing much correspondence to your office. An issue that does require thought before any decision is made is the fact Aberdeen Road has several establishments catering to many residents who are retired, infirm or...

SPEEDWAYThe Professional Fleet Maintenance New Zealand Production Saloon Car Championships to be staged at Eastland Group Raceway on January 18 and 19 have so far attracted 43 entries.“We’ve got them coming from all over the country, including...

YMP ended Whangara Old Girls' 2021 unbeaten streak in Premier Grade netball on Saturday with a clearcut 11-point victory in the final round of grading. However, Whangara's No. 1 side remained in first spot on the ladder due to a superior goal...

Young and not-so-young raced on horseback and on foot at the Tolaga Bay Beach Picnic Races on Saturday. Tolaga Bay Event Cup (sponsored by East Coast Farm Vets): Trudy Arnold on Marley 1, Paul Winitana on Blackie 2, K'Lee Tidy on Blue Boi 3, Richard...

CHRIS Adams thought his game was over when he was subbed off in the first half of football’s Bailey Cup final at Childers Road Reserve on Saturday. But the United stalwart was brought back on moments before the end of extra time and had the last...

In the half-century since the original Mary Poppins debuted, we’ve learned a lot about refined sugar, frankly none of it good. Doctors tell us it can lead to obesity, heart disease and all sorts of other detriments to our health. But let’s face...

Phil and Sue Newdick continue relating their travels in Russia and the Baltic . . .We were not disappointed with St Petersburg, but we found the claim that it was more impressive than Moscow incorrect. We found both cities wonderful — St Pete’s...

The 2020 Olympics are very much in the minds of the strongest New Zealand team in over a decade named for the World Surfing Games in Japan. Gisborne-Mahia’s Ricardo Christie and World Championship Tour surfer Paige Hareb are among the six-strong...

OVER 1000 daffodil blooms were shown off in Gisborne at the weekend. Poverty Bay Horticultural Society hosted the North Island National Daffodil Show at Showgrounds Park Event Centre where 1098 blooms were displayed on 120 metres of three-tier...

Waste Management staff are this week applying stickers to recycling bins to inform the community what can go out with kerbside recycling. From June 1, only grades 1 and 2 plastics can be recycled. Grades 3 to 7 need to go in with general rubbish. With...

I was away for a time and on return thought the speed limit on Stout Street, from Roebuck Road to MacLean Street, had been increased from 50kmh to 70kmh. Apparently not, officially. I am prepared to pay for installation of a speed camera at the...

A showcase of excellence in visual arts, music and dance opens in Tolaga Bay next week as part of Te Ahikaa (Tuia 250 commemorations).The exhibition Te Haemata — “seeking excellence, something that stands out above all else” — will feature...

Life has become more complicated since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Massively so for many people. New Zealand is now on a fast-track to unwinding the complications via the simple (for us) solution of mass immunisation with a safe and highly-effective...

The moment the South Pole is aimed furthest away from the sun on the 23.5 degree tilt of the Earth’s axis party animals will cut loose in the industrial subdivision. The shortest day of the year will be marked — possibly permanently scarred —...

Gisborne has been chosen as the honorary home port for the Royal New Zealand Navy’s newly-bought dive and hydrographic vessel. Minister of Defence Ron Mark announced the purchase of the 85-metre Edda Fonn, a 15-year-old survey and light...

Well, who would have thought? Not only have I been able to get a letter regarding the mandated-out nurses having to be rehired printed in the NZ Herald (24/10/22), but that paper itself is now questioning the efficacy of the current vaccines, which...

BIG toys for the boys. That's how steam locomotive enthusiast Trevor Jukes describes the motivation and fun for the team of volunteers behind Gisborne City Vintage Railway Society (GCVRS).Their pride and sense of history is keeping Wa165 operating...

Autumn weather is perfect for gardening and at this time of year there are so many plants to choose from. Happy gardening. Time to sow Flanders PoppiesNovember 11th will commemorate the centenary of Armistice Day, which is the date when the First...

Gisborne shot to the top of the temperature table yesterday with a high that was well above the norm for the time of year. Yesterday’s maximum hit 25.5 degrees, rounded up to 26C on television, and was the top temperature of the day for New...

An employment pilot to restore river catchments in Tairawhiti will be celebrated with a post-Covid lockdown Matariki whanau planting day on Saturday. The eight-week pilot Tairawhiti Agroecology Recovery Project (TARP) was made possible by Covid-19...

A Gisborne project aimed at getting the community on their bikes has taken home one of the major awards in a national competition. Connext Trust’s Bikes in Schools Tairawhiti Project was announced as the Bikes at Work and School Award winner at the...

Bryan Pulley, Akuhata Keelan, Sian Williams and Hina Preddey won the biggest fours event on the Poverty Bay-East Coast Bowls calendar — the Robieson Fours — in a cliff-hanger of a final. A deciding end was needed to find the champions, who beat...

Ta moko and Celtic patterns twine with one another across Wairoa artist Craig Gemmell’s new mural for the town’s college.“The college wanted something that illustrated the uniqueness of Wairoa’s heritage,” he told The Wairoa Star. The...

The “Friends of the Emergency Department” (FEDs) have marked 10 years of support and comfort for patients in the emergency department at Gisborne Hospital. FEDs Gisborne operates with 20 St John volunteers who provide their voluntary time in...

THE Golden Princess came and went yesterday and more than 2000 passengers who came ashore had a memorable day. As one of them put it, “thank you so much, we’ve enjoyed your city”.The huge cruise liner lifted her anchors and sailed from Poverty...

Daiminn Kemp has endured more ups and downs in the past year than many could expect in a lifetime. His father, Padudi Tawehi, more commonly known as Boy Kemp, was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in the middle of September and told he had three...

Events in Morrinsville yesterday were on the surface about protesting Labour’s possible water tax on dairy farmers but they could also be seen as a sign of a divide in New Zealand rural and urban society that is deeper and growing. Certainly there...

A FORMAL partnership was signed in Gisborne yesterday between Customs NZ and Genetic Technologies Limited (GTL) under the Secure Export Scheme (SES).Customs Minister Minister Meka Whaitiri presided over the signing at the company's storage warehouse...

Enrolments for the 2021 intake for training in Horticulture are being taken now.“The horticulture industry's growth means businesses require more people in management and technical roles to lead their teams and support growers to become more...