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Effortless Elegance

Unlock the secret to effortlessly vibrant gardens with euphorbia — easy to grow, stunning to behold. Unlock the secret to effortlessly vibrant gardens with euphorbia — easy to grow, stunning to behold. There are many, many different perennial...

PM shows he's not afraid to make tough calls

There had been question marks revolving around Christopher Luxon’s style of leadership. Would he be like the CEO — which he was — answerable to a board and shareholders, or would he adopt a similar stance of former political leaders, who...

Being the Prime Minister

A real groovy pension, but plenty of tension You fly cheap for your life, don’t see much of the wife You’re boss of the caucus, but it gets kind of raucous You’ve got all sorts of wheezes, have to put up with greasers You can be stabbed in the...

Commercial beef farmers turning to genetic tools

More and more bull breeders have been using genetic tools, according to the latest research for the Beef + Lamb New Zealand-funded Informing New Zealand Beef programme (INZB). According to the survey, one in five commercial beef farmers now use...

Mostly ewe lambs, prices eased slightly

There were no prime sheep or store ewes in the weekly sheep sale at Matawhero yesterday, just 1021 store lambs — mostly ewe lambs — and only two vendors. Prices eased slightly on those paid last week. The top price of $95 went to the Matuku...

Concerns over 'Streets for People' project in Grey St

by Tiny Thompson Last year Gisborne District Council, together with Tairāwhiti Adventure Trust, received funding from Waka Kotahi/NZTA’s Streets for People initiative. Under this initiative, one of the changes proposed restricts Kahutia Street...

Enjoying life in their third age

Gillian Cowperthwaite learns more about the flourishing group for seniors that is Gisborne’s U3A. Gisborne’s U3A is a thriving chapter with 422 members, in a global movement which had its beginnings in France in 1972. The first New Zealand group...

Wins shared at final dog trial of season

The Tolaga Bay dog trial club ended the Poverty Bay Centre’s club season last weekend at Mangaheia Station and the event wins were shared around. Event one, the longhead, was taken out by Graeme Cook and Glen with a score of 94 points. The...

Clear distinction between hate and protest

by Takoda Ackerley Regarding the Maxim Institute. In his opinion piece “Un-civil religion at the end of the rainbow”, Josiah takes a concerning stance regarding civil protest and the constitution of secular civil life. Brown, in his discussion...

Times tough but far from a meltdown

There’s no question economic conditions are tough, but we need to keep them in historical perspective. We shouldn’t let an undue sense of doom and gloom make things worse than they need to be. Next week, we’ll see how much damage the recession...

Gisborne Herald 26.04.24

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Hoskin second-time Olympian

Gisborne’s world champion sprint kayak paddler Alicia Hoskin is officially on her way to her second Olympic Games with New Zealand’s strongest kayaking team. The New Zealand Olympic team has named its largest-ever women’s canoe sprint team for...

Unbeaten teams clash tomorrow

Senior netball returns tomorrow at Victoria Domain and the premier clashes will be highlighted by the game between TR Builds Horouta Koura and Claydens Waikohu (1). The 10am match features the two unbeaten teams in premier grade so far this season...

Allan’s a ‘Parkie’ for life

Allan Nairne is rarely lost for words. But when Electrinet Park bestowed life membership on him on Sunday in what had been a carefully planned, almost covert operation, he was gobsmacked. “It blew me away. I had no idea,” said Allan, who joins...

Golf roundup

MĀhia Fairways past and present will be walked this weekend when Māhia Golf Club celebrates its 50th anniversary. Stories will start flowing tomorrow at a 9-hole competition from 3pm followed by a meet and greet at 6pm. Saturday features 18 holes...

HSOB and Ngatapa put to the test tomorrow

The premier rugby competition leaders have the bye and everyone else has to get a win while they can. Kahu Scaffolding Tapuae will take a hard-earned break and the other six teams in Civil Project Solutions Premier Rugby must strike while the...

Coast season opens with a drawn game

The season proper is up and not so much running as purring contentedly in the Sky Blue Union. Both the Heke-O-Te-Rangi Blackbee Contractors Ngati Porou East Coast men’s and Enterprise Cars NPEC women’s club competitions produced juicy fare on...

Tasty try fare in Toko’s two

Hatea-a-Rangi Memorial Domain was a happy place on Saturday. The beating heart of rugby in Tokomaru Bay was the venue for two fast and furious games at the weekend, with a gutsy Waima side making last year’s beaten finalists Tihirau Victory Club...