Re: Company seeks consent to establish truck depot at Matawhero, July 20 story. So AF Thompson trucking at Makaraka has a “shabby compliance record”.As this firm and another are responsible for their machinery spreading muck throughout Makarak...
Gisborne Holdings directors to stay on until review completed
Horouta waka ama club's premier women paddlers stamped their class on the national sprint championships with a 1-2-3 finish in the W1 500 metres yesterday. Akayshia Williams outsprinted her rivals in the final race of the day at Lake Karapiro...
THE small truck believed stolen by the man police are hunting in relation to a firearms incident in Gisborne last night was found this afternoon in Te Hapara. The wanted man is 37-year-old Aaron Bagley and he remains at large. It is alleged Bagley...
Ngati Porou East Coast love nothing more than to give this city a shake-up and that's how what they plan to do tomorrow. Civil Project Solutions Poverty Bay will host Ngati Porou East Coast from 2.30pm at Rugby Park, in Week 7 of the Heartland...
Gisborne and East Coast tourism operators are set to benefit from a partnership between Activate Tairawhiti and Mighway, a technology platform connecting owners of motorhomes with guests. Mighway chief executive Dave Simmons enjoyed a family...
Reporter Murray Robertson speaks to members of the Tokomaru Bay Heritage Trust about their determination to restore the wharf at Tokomaru Bay. The Tokomaru Bay Heritage Trust is determined to continue its work to get the money needed for the...
NZ Landcare Trust have teamed up with Eastern Whio Link and River of Man Adventures to bring a series of free kiwi aversion training events to the Gisborne region. Following on-farm kiwi surveys, the organisations found a small, fragmented kiwi...
Ngati Porou master carver Lionel Matenga talks to Shaan Te Kani about his latest project, and his journey in the Maori art form . . .Before Lionel Matenga entered the realm of whakairo, his journey started off much like an untouched timber...
Local and particularly central goverment are the key players in whether the district’s rail line will be restored because this is a political decision. Despite the suggestion of such, there is no private enterprise putting its hand up yet for the...
Rapidly increasing “events” are largely treated as isolated and unusual. However, the patterns show the opposite: more wild weather fluctuations with massive downpours, increasingly powerful winds, extreme temperatures, uncontrollable “wild...
LABOUR list MP Kiri Allan will continue to adhere to her party's nationwide election campaign suspension despite her East Coast electorate opponents returning to the campaign trail. Ms Allan was a notable absence from the Meet the Candidates meeting...
Aaah beer! The hot summer months are here when a crisp cold one really hits the spot. Boutique beers are everywhere at the shops, often with a confused wall of people starring at the chiller — which one? Others confidently walk right up to a box...
The front page of last night's paper would have caught the attention of all those with an interest in Gisborne's economy and many ratepayers who have questioned value-for-money in current tourism marketing spend. No one actually in the tourism...
Wainui surf break “Pines” is one of seven in New Zealand to be the subject of a scientific study during the next three years. Researchers from Raglan firm eCoast Marine Consulting and Research will gather data on the break — including wind and...
Margaret Gipsy Moth led an extraordinary, uncompromising life. Born in Gisborne in 1951 as Margaret Wilson, she started taking pictures with a still camera when she was eight. Gisborne in those days was certainly less outward-looking than it is...
Re: Marijuana lies, July 8 letter. Tips for correspondents on cannabis legislative reform sharing their opinions and masquerading them as facts:1. Try to ensure your arguments have some internal coherence and logic. 2. If you use statistics, it is...
“Check, Clean, Dry” is the message for all freshwater users to prevent didymo and other weeds infesting Gisborne waterways this summer. This applies to anglers, kayakers, swimmers, boaties and trampers — anyone who comes into contact with...
Re: ‘Ashes and prophets’, September 20 story. What kind of insensitive human comes up with such an unspeakably hurtful idea for a storyline?How does a drama on television written by people who have ties to here, but don’t live here, help make...
THOSE who have lost loved ones can pay tribute to them and support Hospice Tairawhiti as part of the Caring Connections in our Community campaign. Farmers has joined Hospice New Zealand to help raise funds for local hospice care branches throughout...
Gisborne Beer Festival creator and director Ricky Boyd talks to Gisborne Herald reporter Kim Parkinson about the first festival at The Jolly Stockman next month. It’s a time of firsts for Gisborne Beer Festival creator and director Ricky Boyd —...
Health Minister David Clark has dropped the national publication of health board targets, such as for elective surgeries, cancer treatment times and emergency department waiting times — although Gisborne health board Hauora Tairawhiti and the...
The theme was simple as International Day of Persons with Disabilities was marked in Gisborne this week . . . . “give it a go”.An activity day was held at Kahutia Bowling Club for anyone interested. Deputy Mayor Rehette Stoltz opened the day and...
I and two retired medical colleagues (one of whom was capped for Ireland) are putting together a history of the 200-plus Medical Doctors who were capped for Ireland since international rugby first began. One of these was the great Bill McKay who...
Some magnificent cricket played last week by Daniel Williams-coached Year 7s
Parking meters in disabled parking spots will be removed by the Gisborne District Council following a presentation from Disability Advocates.“This is great news for the people with disabilities in Tairawhiti,” said Rachel Lodewyk who, with Karen...
Work continues at Makorori carpark as part of a New Zealand Transport Agency upgrade to several rest areas around the East Cape. The upgraded rest areas will provide a mix of fully serviced facilities, picnic areas and laybys. Picnic areas will be...
More than 150 undersized paua have been returned to the sea in Mahia after a joint operation by the Ministry for Primary Industries and New Zealand Police. Last weekend, fishery officers and police checked the haul of a few fishermen and found...
180s: Antonio Curtis (RSA Men of Mayhem), Pete Archbold (Roseland Dilligaf), Tristan Reeves (RSA Outlaws), Thao Duncan (Roseland Say My Name Again), Amelia Campbell-Ratapu (2NZ Tao Valkyries).Highest start (180): Amelia Campbell-Ratapu (2NZ Tao...
THE issues around housing risks from a slip on Gisborne District Council land at the top of Wallis Road on Kaiti Hill are for consideration between the Earthquake Commission and the residents of Wallis Road, a council spokeswoman said...
Am I missing something regarding the pending demolition of the “Old Maternity Base Hospital”?Correct me if I am wrong, but to my knowledge there has been no mention of the old “Geriatric Unit” that was on the 3rd floor. We were a great team...
RISING two-year-old bulls to be put up for auction in the annual bull sales in two months were shown off this week to prospective buyers in the Bull Walk. All Gisborne and Wairoa Angus studs were visited over two days.“This has been the most...
SaturdayHorouta maintained their unbeaten run in the senior men's Doleman Cup competition with a six-wicket win against High School Old Boys at Harry Barker reserve today. Scores:Horouta 37-4 defeated HSOB 36 (Blake Taylor 6-12, Marty Brandso...
There is a whiff of rank hypocrisy hanging over the worldwide protests since President Trump imposed his ban on people entering the United States from seven mainly-Muslim countries — a whiff which is especially pungent over the countries of the...