There were songs and tears this week as The Mobility Centre moved into a new home on Kahutia Street and a partnership with two other organisations. CCS Disability Action general manager Colene Herbert for the Midlands Region was unable to hold back...
NEW list MP and East Coast Labour candidate Kiri Allan honoured her mother, her grandmother who was “strapped” for speaking Maori at school and “the voiceless” in her maiden parliamentary speech this week. Ms Allan wore a korowai as she...
A ruling by the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority has reduced the hours granted to the Gisborne Speedway Club by the District Licensing Authority. The club wants to operate longer than the hours contained in the new local alcohol policy. It...
THE 16 units at the former Eastland Motor Lodge are among 2150 transitional housing places that will be created around the country by the end of the year, Minister of Social Housing, Amy Adams said in Gisborne yesterday. Ms Adams visited the complex...
Central government support for some key planks of the Tairawhiti Economic Action Plan launched today are very welcome. The plan itself was only made public as The Herald was going to press late this morning, and will be reported on tomorrow, but the...
POLICE have this afternoon released the name of the man who drowned at Puatai Beach just south of Waihau Beach (Loisels) yesterday afternoon after he got into trouble while snorkelling. He was Tamahou Wanoa, 53, of Wellington. Mr Wanoa had been...
RugbyPoverty Bay club competition, premier division: GT Shearing Waikohu 77 Tapuae 3, Eastland Farm Vets YMP 25 Earthwork Solutions HSOB 17, Enterprise Cars OBM 17 Larsawn Ngatapa 22. Senior 1: YMP Bumbles won by default over HSOB, OBM 41 Ngatapa 5...
The “resignation election” rolls on with Peter Dunne the third party leader to stand down in just three weeks, as this fascinating campaign winds into full operation across an entirely unexpected political landscape — with just a month now...
GINSENG crops fetching returns of more than $400,000 a hectare could grow here alongside the forestry industry, say those growing ginseng in the central North Island. Ginseng is a Chinese herbal plant. Its roots are highly sought after in Chin...
Government minister Kiri Allan has spoken out about her own experience as a teenager with gay conversion therapy through her church but says she doesn't “harbour any ill-will”.On Tuesday night, Parliament passed a bill at its third reading that...
Congratulations to the Gisborne Orphans Club Band for the great music played by the nine-peice band at the cabaret on Saturday, October 14. A great time was enjoyed by all. Condolences to all who didn’t attend, maybe next time. Mike Scandlyn
Tomorrow the sand will fly as the Gisborne Motorcycle Sports Club hosts the 2018 Beach Racing Nationals at Makorori Beach. In the senior open class, road warriors Jay Peach (Yamaha R6) and Greg Hall (Kawasaki ZXR750) will rip up the sand to keep...
Replying to Ken Orr's letter of August 31 wherein he states “our dignity is conferred on us by our creator at conception”. Can he please stop conferring on me the benefit of his skewed perception of the world. He also advises from his superior...
THE Titirangi Mt Everest Challenge was a chance for people to get fit, make friends, and raise awareness for the East Coast Cancer Society. For the seven weeks of the challenge, 1547 participants set out to climb Titirangi maunga to complete the 68...
A new firefighting vehicle, fully compliant with regulations around the use of safe firefighting foam, will be installed at Gisborne Airport next week. Gisborne’s airport was identified as one of several in New Zealand with a fire appliance...
The sisters were ‘‘blown away” by the support of about 20 people who helped them raise $1400. Leah said they were particularly interested in supporting child cancer support services. The two sisters thank everyone who have supported their...
As fretting continues over a trend of declining voter turnout for local body elections — although thankfully this district’s is at least holding steady around 48 percent — there is a temptation to reach for a silver bullet. For many, that is...
An extensive search late into the night and again this morning has so far found no sign of a man who was seen walking into the sea at Kaiti Beach last night. A witness reported to police at about 9.45pm that the man had walked into the sea fully...
Waunui Demons gave a master class in brinkmanship in their 7-5 victory over Shockers in football's Eastern League 2 at Nelson Park on Saturday. Coates Associates Demons led 6-1 at halftime but Smash Palace Shockers scored four goals in 29 minutes to...
PREDICTIONS of a dry summer may make early weaning an attractive option for sheep farmers this year provided they have high-quality legume-based forages available for their weaned lambs, according to Beef and Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ).“With the...
THE Lion Foundation Coastguard boat was called in by police yesterday about 11am, after a small runabout with one person on board broke down off Young Nicks Head.“The 15-foot fibreglass runabout was reported to be in trouble about seven nautical...
BASKETBALLThey finished with a flourish. The Gisborne under-11 boys’ A team beat the Wolf-pack 35-25 and the B team saw Thames Valley off 16-8 to end their campaign at the Tui Ridge Basketball Tournament in Rotorua. After a scoreless first period...
Voting was close in this week's webpoll, with a slight majority opposed to the sale of council-owned Gisborne Vehicle Testing Station. A total of 308 people voted in the poll, which asked, “do you support the plan to sell the council-owned vehicle...
Re: Curious about point of view, October 22. Regarding the importance of the asset within the trust, let's get back to the trust's purposes:“5.1.1 To preserve the value of the capital of the Trust Fund having regard to the effect of inflation and...
YELLOW fever is rampaging across the district and according to those who are afflicted with the condition, there’s no cure. One of the most seriously affected — or rather infected — is Gisborne woman Jill Coates, who admits her life is totally...
House prices here are up $66,000 in a year, bucking the national trend. Owner-occupier buyers trading up or down are dominating the market. Latest data from the Real Estate Institute (REINZ) shows the median house price in Gisborne increased by 13.2...
A zero speed limit could be a way of removing vehicles from Makorori Beach,The suggestion came from council regulatory committee chairwoman Pat Seymour during yesterday's hearing of submissions for the draft 2013 speed limit bylaw. None of those who...
The scrub fire risk around the region is extreme but the forest fire risk remains moderate, and the principal rural fire officer has no plans to introduce a prohibited fire season, or total fire ban, just yet. However, that could change next week...
Civil Defence is copping flak from various readers of The Herald for a lack of timely tsunami alerts following the big old shake. I think they have a point but not the one I would make. Tsunamis are only generated by exceedingly large earthquakes of...
A small Gisborne business has won a gold award at the 2018 Outstanding New Zealand Food Producer Awards. Hill Road Orchard’s fresh orange juice is one of 25 New Zealand food producers named as gold medal winners in the awards. Business owners Matt...
A man's violent attack on a friend was after provocation that included his cat being killed by the other man, Gisborne District Court was told. Vincent Glen Wilson, 40, and the man he attacked, were long time friends who both suffered from mental...
Rachael Iritana Te Aho, 25, pleaded guilty to a number of charges after four were withdrawn and two were amended. The admitted charges were six of using a document for a financial advantage, two of attempting to using a document, theft (under $500)...
Livestock strayed on to State Highway 35 in Tairawhiti 70 times in September, posing “serious” safety issues for drivers. Gisborne District Council's animal control team were previously responsible for stock control on state highways, but Wak...
When artist Glen Hayward took his wood sculptures into the Paul Nache Gallery he threw a few on the floor and said “Voila!”But this was no arty-farty tizzy. The randomness of Hayward’s curation is commensurate with the randomness of creases...