Six months have now passed since the deadly attack by Hamas that prompted the latest Middle East war, and Israel is facing pressure on a number of fronts to end or adjust its military response. The greatest of these is from key ally the United...
Meredith Akuhata-Brown The irony of David Seymour calling Māori wards undemocratic, when the whole purpose of these wards was to provide for Māori representation within a democracy reliant on Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Strangely he is not also calling...
Full marks to Friday’s student demonstrators. They truly want a healthy planet; in other words a future. They may have little knowledge of the drastic degrowth that is the only way to achieve this, but that will come . . . both the knowledge and...
Associate education minister David Seymour said students should turn up to school and get a good education if they want to effect real change in the world, instead of protesting during school hours. “If students feel strongly about sending...
I always appreciate John Wells’ contributions to the letters page. He is always solutions focused and his ideas reflect his depth of experience and knowledge, without him having to state it. Geoff Meade
I stand to be corrected, but is it not true that at the moment of birth a child knows nothing, let alone matters of gender and culture? All that is subsequently learned comes from millennia of human existence. How will that child know right from...
The winter competition season also got under way for senior netball and Eastern League men’s and women’s football
Wairoa’s Anzac Day commemorations have changed this year to make sure the morning is not rushed, Wairoa District Council says. “Thursday, April 25, is a significant day when New Zealanders can officially remember and acknowledge those who have...
Research being done here into how indigenous “magic mushrooms” can treat addiction and mental health issues have taken a leap forward in hitting several milestones, an NZX-listed medicinal cannabis company says. Rua Bioscience has announced the...
History is everywhere you look . . . from the steps on a hillside marking an old pā site to a brick on the beach. This particular brick — or should we say, piece of brick— lay on the beach just south of Midway, its light colour attracting...
Waimatā Valley farmer Jeremy Watson was miles from home when he was injured in a quad bike accident, but help was on its way in the form of the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter. It happened a year after Cyclone Gabrielle but Jeremy...
Save the date, says Tairāwhiti Multicultural Council (TMC). They’re talking about this Saturday, April 13, and the annual Colour Run for Diversity. The 2.5km run starts and finishes at Marina Park, with a start time of 11am. Already nearly 1000...
NZ Transport Agency/Waka Kotahi has announced detours will be in place during six weeks of overnight sealing work on State Highway 35 in Gisborne. Crews will begin asphalting work to renew the road surface at the Jolly Stockman intersection with...
War memorials around the region have been cleaned in preparation for the Anzac Day commemorations later this month. Gisborne District Council liveable communities director Michele Frey said cleaning and caring for the many monuments, statues and...
The New Zealand Defence Force is unable to confirm or deny it intends to send a military payload into space from Rocket Lab’s Māhia spaceport. This is after the NZDF last week revealed it had launched its first ever payload into orbit on board...
The region’s long-term transport needs will be confirmed following public hearings this week. The hearings involve the council’s Regional Land Transport Plan ( RLTP), Public Transport Plan (RPTP), Mode Shift Plan and Active Travel Plan...
Antonio Barbarich-Waikari has claimed the title of Gisborne’s champion apprentice for the second year running in the regional heats of the annual ITM New Zealand Certified Builders Apprentice Challenge. Apprentices were put through their paces in...
Whānau are set to move into Gisborne’s new 31-home social housing development in Tamarau — the largest such development in the city in decades.
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Rochelle Somerton has stepped aside after 22 years with the Comet Swimming Club, most recently as general manager.
The number of children on the waiting list for Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Gisborne Tairāwhiti is growing, and new mentors are needed. Kim Parkinson talked to coordinator Tiffany Zyp on the programme’s one-year anniversary. Tiffany Zyp...
Prepare your garden for winter with these essential tips to ensure your plants thrive even in colder months. Winter can be a hard time for plants, especially in cold areas. And even in the warmer parts, plants can find the winter months hard going...
Craving the wholesome goodness of granola without wanting to spend too much? Look no further. This home-made granola recipe not only saves you money but also allows for endless customisation. I love granola, but I certainly do not love the price of...
Mike Yardley shares the enchanting fusion of art and nature found in South Dakota’s Black Hills. Rising from the western South Dakota plains, the Black Hills region beckons like an emerald isle in a sea of prairie, serving up a swirl of headline...
More people are receiving JobSeeker Support payments in Tairāwhiti but our unemployment rate remains at 4.5 percent — the same as in 2022 — there was a smidgen of employment growth last year, and our young people are more likely to be in...
Clive Bibby Some readers may misinterpret this as responding to current editorial policy. That would be a mistake. I accept the editor’s absolute right to determine what is acceptable to this newspaper and what is not. However, while l will admit...
The front-page article last weekend prompted me to think about home buyouts versus flooding mitigation. Since my previous submission on flooding issues, I have learned that the water level upstream of the log dam on the Gladstone Road Bridge reached...
When is a crossing not a crossing? Leaving the chicken out of it — when it does not comply with the law. In the recent hoo-ha over some coloured stripes, commentators have referred to that piece of road as a crossing. By inference, it appears they...
There are plenty of crazies in Russian politics who make bizarre claims about their country’s victim status (“the evil West made us do it”) and issue blood-curdling but implausible threats about using nuclear weapons on their enemies. But the...
Gisborne Boys’ High School put Kelston BHS to the acid test yesterday. Auckland powerhouse Kelston scored five unanswered tries in a 27-15 win against a gallant GBHS first 15 under game-day captain, tighthead prop Whetu McGhee. They were kept in...
Dedication to pony club across 60 years has been recognised with the presentation to Shirley Hyland of the Volunteers Long Service Award from the New Zealand Pony Club Association. It celebrates the instruction and advice she has given many...
With all six game-day squads for Tiny White Opening Day in Civil Project Solutions Poverty Bay Premier Grade confirmed, the rugby public can now cast a discerning eye over the talent to roll out at the Oval today. At 1pm on Oval 1, blindside flanker...
Gisborne indoor bowlers made their presence felt at a “mini nationals” tournament in Napier over Easter Weekend. Dylan Foster played magnificently to reach the final of the singles. Foster, 18, was up against South Island team representative...
Sparks from some welding set off a fire that extensively damaged a shed on a property in Collins Street in Te Hapara on Thursday afternoon. Fire and Emergency NZ sent two appliances to the property at around 2pm that afternoon after neighbours saw...