Missing the chance to feast at Moeraki’s now-closed Fleur’s Place, Jo Ferris at least knew the famed boulders would be there in all their glory – only to discover they didn’t quite live up to expectations. This small South Island fishing...
Gisborne’s Kees Weytmans was the joint winner of the Joll Hosking Award for exceptional work for the New Zealand Farm Forestry Association at the association’s annual conference in Hawke’s Bay last week. Mr Weytmans won it jointly with Te...
Every year, more than 100,000 people head to Mystery Creek for New Zealand’s iconic four-day agri-event Fieldays. Visitors look forward to the return of fan-favourite attractions like the various Fieldays competitions, and a chance to see the...
There was a slight rise in the prices paid for the 2307 store lambs presented yesterday in the weekly sheep sale at the Matawhero saleyards. The best price paid was $99 for a pen of 38 well-presented store male lambs from Haha Station at Rangituki...
The naysayers who bemoan our politicians travelling around the world on the taxpayer dollar should consider the upshots of those trips. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon leading a business delegation to Singapore, Trade Minister Todd McClay plying...
Gwynne Dyer Extreme nationalism always looks foolish or even deranged to those who have not caught the virus, but in India it’s now official. In January, India’s Ministry of Defence started setting up 822 “selfie points” at war memorials...
Council’s proposed plan increases rates by 30 percent over the next three years. This will take average rates to $4000 per home. Let’s call this the “Stoltz Shock”. There are three big problems with this plan. They are that it: ■ continues...
Dave Hughes honours the diggers, the sailors, the aircrew, the nurses and other servicemen and women who have served their country. Anzac Day 2024 is Thursday of next week
Local team Tūranga Wāhine Tūranga Tāne were the champions of the intense two-day Manarahi Kī-o-Rahi Kura Tuarua National Seconday Schools’ Kī-o-Rahi tournament. The grand final was between two Tūranga teams — Te Kura o Manutūkē and...
Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says he will join the “shrill” voices of climate change, but only if “we’re doing practical things”. Mr Jones made the comment during a speech at the dawn ceremony celebrating the Waipaoa River...
The Government’s decision to extend the deadline for owners of earthquake-prone buildings to carry out strengthening work has surprised Gisborne District Council, which was “on track” for all such work to be completed by 2027. Building...
Demolition of much of the Olympic Pool complex on Centennial Marine Drive started on Tuesday after asbestos found in the administration building last week was removed on Monday. Removal of the 50-metre pool, its roof and the administration block has...
Mātai Medical Research Institute’s new building on Childers Road was formally opened yesterday by Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones, in front of a large crowd of politicians, civil servants, medical people, community stakeholders...
LeaderBrand has offically opened its 11-hectare mega-greenhouse covered vegetable production project in Tucker Road. Regional Development Minister Shane Jones did the honours there yesterday afternoon. In October 2019, the Provincial Development...
Fly-tipping or illegal dumping has increased alarmingly in the district in the past two years at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars to the ratepayer, Gisborne District Council says. “It’s sad to see how much effort people put into...
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The buzz that surrounded Whakarua Park at Ruatōria last weekend is once more in the air. Tokararangi pipped Tihirau Victory Club 7-5 on fulltime in a thrilling men’s final at the inaugural Morgan Waitoa Memorial Day Tournament on Saturday, Waim...
Gisborne Trampoline Club took six tumblers to Auckland for the Counties Manukau power tumbling. Simultaneously, the competition included the NZ Schools competition where a few of the team also competed. Lily Arnold, competing in Junior...
There’s nothing like a country derby and week three of Civil Project Solutions Premier Rugby has thrown up two of the best. Two-time defending champions East Coast Farm Vets YMP will be guests of Kahu Scaffolding Tapuae at their sports ground in...
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Defending premier grade champions Whangara Old Girls suffered a second consecutive loss in the mid-week netball matches in the Gisborne YMCA on Wednesday night — an intense battle that could have gone either way. TR Builds Horouta Koura led almost...
Liverpool great Alan Hansen secured his place in the history of football punditry when he said, “You can’t win anything with kids”. Never mind win . . . Electrinet Gisborne Thistle coach Tam Cramer would settle for a draw when his “kids”...
Shockers Gold have taken the early lead in Eastern League first-division football but face a genuine test against Gisborne Thistle Youth A tomorrow. A second-division team last year, Shockers have started their league campaign with two wins — 2-1...
Inflation isn’t down on the canvas yet. But it is on the ropes. News this week that annual inflation dipped to 4 percent in the first quarter (from 4.7 percent), was welcome — although, as economists have pointed out, there were some worrying...
Clive Bibby During one of the rare occasions l was home in time to watch the lunch-time news, l was intrigued to note the main headline for the day being a call to update legislation governing the crime of hate speech. Perhaps because l am somewhat...
Re: Aukus, Gaza on agenda plus Full-scale war ‘now a real possibility’ — April 13 articles. No mention here of the 1984-1990 Labour government’s South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone law. Yet Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters slammed...
Tairāwhiti surf lifeguards were kept busy over summer with multiple rescue situations and assists, hundreds of preventative actions and many first aid situations. The summer season patrols concluded on March 24. “There were challenges around...
Kiwi band Six60 are making their way across small-town New Zealand on their Grassroots Tour and that road will bring them to the East Coast early next week. The band’s shows at Te Puka Tavern in Tokomaru Bay on Monday and War Memorial Theatre in...
A man who intervened in a dog attack in Tokomaru Bay on Wednesday morning suffered moderate wounds to a hand and an arm. The incident happened at the Waimā end of Tokomaru Bay at around 8.30am. Another man, who was first on the scene after the...
A second Gisborne forestry company within the space of two months has lost its sustainability accreditation. Aratu Forests’ (formerly Hikurangi Farm Forests) Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certificate was suspended on March 28 by Swiss auditing...
In the wake of the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle on Tairāwhiti, the critical importance of a resilient and robust water supply has never been clearer. The Firstlight Network vegetation team and their tree contractors recently completed a three-week...
Eastern District Police have become aware of scammers offering shipping containers for sale on Facebook Marketplace and some local community pages on social media. The scammers have offered delivery at an additional cost, and will even offer cheaper...
The local impact of mass job-cutting proposals by the Government at Oranga Tamariki, the Ministry of Education and the Department of Conservation will not be known until consultation with staff affected has been completed. The departments contacted...