A POLICE officer was wounded while making an arrest after a woman driver was lucky to escape injury in a two-vehicle crash in Gladstone Road last night. One of the cars was allegedly stolen and driven by a 14-year-old boy. Police and other emergency...

Could Activate Tairawhiti organise a photo shoot at the pipe outfall of all the councillors who voted for — and staff who recommended — the wetland deferral, in order to run a caption competition for a tourist promotion?Here’s an idea to kick...

Students could be queuing for the loo if a “pan tax” goes through, prompting already underfunded schools to reduce toilet numbers, a Gisborne principal warns. A proposed change to Gisborne's wastewater rate could cost the city's schools an extr...

Gisborne district councillors have agreed to contribute just over $14,000 to support sister city representatives invited to attend Tuia ki Turanga 250 commemorations in October. Mayor Meng Foon said the Sister Cities committee had been generous in...

KAHARAU Angus achieved a top price of $65,000, a near total clearance and an average of $12,500 across 64 bulls sold last night in their full on-farm rostrum in Goodwin Road. Their best-priced animal, Lot 9, was bought by Ratanui Angus — owned by...

THREE Gisborne teenagers who thought they were posing in sexually-explicit ways for a woman on line were actually photographed by a man they knew, Gisborne District Court heard yesterday. Ian Colin Ball, 21, appeared for sentence having pleaded...

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I have just heard some great news. The US state of Maine has voted in favour of euthanasia — brilliant. Being a kind-hearted person and fan of your favourite columnist Martin Hanson, I thought this would be right up his street. As we all know he...

The idea of thousands of tiny missiles pounding my skin did not immediately appeal to me . . . but Caci Beauty Clinic manager Renee Taylor did warn me that this was not the place to go for “fluffy massages” and “feel-good facials”.“At...

Police are seeking information after a body was found at Otoko, just north of Gisborne. Detective David Crosby said a 59-year-old man was found dead on Whakarau Road at Otoko at about 5.50am last Saturday. The man’s death was being treated as...

One little article separates James Gunn's The Suicide Squad from David Ayer's Suicide Squad. But, oh, what a difference a word makes. Just five years after the trainwreck that prompted Warner Bros. to retool its DC Comics universe, James Gunn's...

THE lawyer of a man who threatened to slit his partner's throat with a butcher's knife has said that a recommendation to forbid the man from contacting her is unrealistic. Tyrone James Awarau, 27, painter, could expect to be released from prison...

The National Party represents the values of the East Coast and can lead New Zealand to economic recovery, says the party's candidate for the East Coast seat Tania Tapsell. She met Patutahi constituents earlier this week to listen to their concerns...

Tairawhiti needs 1138 more people to have their second Covid-19 vaccine for the district to reach the 90 percent double-vaccination target. Ministry of Health figures up to midnight on Tuesday show Tairawhiti's vaccination rate is 92 percent for the...

Firefighters were called to two vegetation fires on Saturday, one as the result of a beach bonfire that got out of hand, and the other a car fire that spread to nearby grass. The first callout happened at around 1.15pm Saturday at the mouth of the...

A NUMBER of Gisborne wines were awarded medals in the annual Bragato Wine Awards, with a gold for Matawhero Rose 2017 made from fruit grown by Paul Tietjen. The objective of the Bragato wine awards is to give recognition to viticultural excellence...

HAUORA Tairāwhiti chief executive Jim Green has confirmed staff burnout has been “a definite issue” during Omicron. He was replying to a question from board member Andy Cranston. Mr Green said many staff had not had a good break and worked long...

THE library is hosting workshops throughout the school holidays with different themes. For Aquarium Delirium those in attendance were treated to some stories based around water and the ocean, before a craft session

Today the most dangerous place for a woman is in her mother’s womb. We have gained the vote, our next challenge is to achieve the right of every woman to be born. Every woman has a right to be born and the right to vote. It is always a crime to...

Strengthening climate resilience through native forest and carbon farming is the aim of a new project. The Waro (Carbon) Project partners with Maori landowners interested in new native forest or allowing native bush to regenerate on their land. Over...

Pizza and a screening of Whale Rider at Wainui Beach is planned tonight to welcome entrants to this year’s Gisborne International Music Competition before the first round begins on Monday. The international event that has attracted young musicians...

Strikers from the Farmers store in Gisborne have called on the company to appreciate them more and pay them the New Zealand living wage. They took their industrial action to the main street outside the store yesterday afternoon. Fifteen Gisborne...

RUGBYPOVERTY Bay’s player of the year for the past two seasons, Siosiua Moala, is loving life in Spain and playing rugby overseas. And that may not be good news for Bay coach Mana Otai. The 27-year-old — who has scored 60 points for the Bay in 27...

Every child in Gisborne should have a warm pair of PJs this winter. That's the message from organisers of Jammies 4 June Gizzy which is under way for another year. J4J Gizzy gives locals the opportunity to support children in need by donating new...

A GISBORNE couple were moments away from being caught up in an incident on State Highway 35 on Saturday in which a large tree fell across high tension powerlines just north of Tokomaru Bay. The tree, a reinforced concrete power pole and the lines...

Tahuna Irwin retained his youth champion’s title and Hunter Eyles won the junior boys’ title at the Clubs New Zealand North Island Darts Championships in Hamilton last week. They were among 30 players from Gisborne’s Brezz’n Darts Sports Club...

Get into the penalty area. That's where the action is. Those words should be inscribed above every striker's dressing room peg. They worked a treat for Heavy Equipment Services Gisborne United when they beat Napier Marist Reserves 1-0 at Harry Barker...

The truck driver injured in a crash in the Waioeka Gorge and his whanau are thankful to everyone involved in the emergency response on Saturday. The articulated truck was carrying a load of apples north when it went off State Highway 2 by the gorge...

Reports on non-attendance levels in schools paint a grim picture but an “all of government” solution is being worked on here. A report published by the Education Review Office last week found school attendance was falling “alarmingly” across...

All 10 kilometres of East Cape Road could be sealed under the district’s Integrated Transport Priority Plan, but Gisborne District councillors — who do want the whole road sealed — reject a suggestion to prioritise it for completion within the...