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Midway, Waikanae win gold

SURF LIFESAVINGGOLD medals to Waikanae beach sprinter Chloe Kapene and Midway board rescuers Jack Lepper and Tyron Evans were Gisborne highlights from Day 1 of the Ocean Athletes New Zealand junior surf lifesaving championships at Mount Maunganui...

What are you missing most

At home vox pop: What are you missing most during the Covid-19 lockdown

Fire-eating artist paints a picture

The excitement of a romantic adventure and sex in a triad is at the heart of New Plymouth vocal loop artist EJ Barrett's music video recorded at the War Memorial Theatre on Saturday. The song, Paint Me A Picture, is about representation for the...

Kelly’s No. 1 for a good cause

Woolly hats will be the order of the day over the next few weeks for nurse Kelly Norris after she shaved her hair off on Saturday in the Shave for a Cure event for Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand.“My head is much colder than I expected,”...

No firewood until tree-felling starts

ENTHUSIASTIC firewood collectors need to be patient to get access to free wood from gum trees that Gisborne District Council will fell on Kaiti Hill/Titirangi Reserve. A group of gum trees alongside the road is being removed because they are dead and...

A rare backing of Government actions

As a self-confessed (sometimes vehement) critic of this Government, l find being a supporter of at least one of its major announcements all a bit challenging. I base my support in this instance purely on a belief that criticism is only effective when...

$10,000 for ‘amazing work’

Eastern Whio Link wins inaugural grant from new partnership

In the trenches, backs to the wall

Uawa just picked up their first win of the season — 28-27 against Ruatoria City on Saturday. The score at Enterprise Cars Whakarua Park in Ruatoria was as true a measure of City's courageous match-effort as it was of Uawa's rugby nous and ability...

Decisions on emissions

HE Pou a Rangi, the Climate Change Commission (CCC), delivered their final advice to the Government at the end of May, and now the Government must release its first emissions reduction plan by the end of the year. The advice outlines how Aotearoa can...

New Life Member

Muriwai farmer Geoff Tombleson was awarded Life Membership of the Gisborne A and P Show Association at the association's annual general meeting on Thursday night.“Geoff has been active in support of the Spring Show for more than 40 years,” said...

Start-ups: Tips to take on board

Starting a new business venture can be both an exhilarating as well as stressful time for many entrepreneurial Kiwis. The brave decision to “dip one’s toes” into the world of business should never be taken lightly. It requires everything from...

Eastland in action at junior badminton nationals

EASTLAND had some close matches on Day 2 of the junior badminton nationals in Palmerston North. Competing in Division 3, Eastland lost to Manawatu (2) 10-6 and to Taranaki 15-1. Against Manawatu, it was 4-4 after the doubles. Manawatu dominated the...

Lockdown at Beetham for gastric bug

Beetham Lifestyle Village went into “lockdown” yesterday after a number of residents presented with gastroenteritis. A district health board spokesman said the lockdown was “normal procedure” in such cases. The situation was being closely...

Walker honoured for his service to Māori community in Tairāwhiti

Victor Walker received his New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) from Governor General Dame Cindy Kiro in Wellington this week. Mr Walker was recognised for his 35 years of service to the Māori community in Tairāwhiti. Uawa-based, Mr Walker has...

Care much appreciated

My thanks to the nurses in the day surgery and theatre who took care of me during my day surgery at Gisborne Hospital recently, as well as the surgeons and the anaesthetist. I was treated with care and attention during the whole procedure. Thank you...

Thieves make off with piece of sculpture

The rain-catcher sculpture at the Botanical Gardens is broken but the damage was not done by vandals.“The sculpture broke after a branch fell from a nearby gum tree last Thursday,” a Gisborne District Council spokeswoman said. However, more...

Women on the water win major Maori Sports Awards

Two Tairawhiti women and another who has whakapapa here have taken out three of the top awards at the 2018 Maori Sports Awards, which were held on Saturday night in Auckland. Horouta Hoe Waka coach Kiwi Campbell of Ngati Porou, Tuhoe and Te Whanau...

Strong support for abortion reform

Catherine Gillies thinks all abortions are bad; therefore in her counselling she frames all psycho-social distress as a consequence of abortion, even up to the third generation later, according to her op-ed on August 6. This is frankly ridiculous...