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LeaderBrand's 'mega-greenhouse' officially opened

LeaderBrand officially opened its new “mega-greenhouse” in Tucker Road last week and Regional Development Minister Shane Jones (pictured above) spoke and cut the ribbon to do the honours. Head of the Regional Economic Development and Investment...

Gisborne Herald 24.04.24

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On the mats: cousins off to pairs zone final

Dylan Foster and his Cousin Kayla Trowell were in command all day to win the local final of the New Zealand mixed pairs competition for the second year in a row, by a margin of 9-2 against Warren Gibb and Lois Lamont. After three of the nine-end...

HSOB have first points on table

The Blue and Whites have their first win of the season. Earthworks Solutions High School Old Boys, under captain and halfback George Halley-Donnelly, beat Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates 34-17 at the Oval on Saturday. A side who copped the tough Tapuae...

Javelins ready to fly

Pieces of the puzzle are clicking into place for organisers of the 100th edition of New Zealand’s oldest sailing trophy event, which starts in Gisborne tomorrow. Gisborne Yacht Club is hosting the 2024 Sunshine Brewery Sanders Cup and Javelin...

Tapuae take down champs

Is being on top in Week 3 a good thing? The mountaintop of Civil Project Solutions premier club rugby is where Kahu Scaffolding Tapuae now find themselves in the wake of their 17-14 win against two-time defending champions East Coast Farm Vets YMP...

Crusaders should not be dismissed

Sport is tumultuous by nature and often knee-jerk reactions dominate the headlines. In the case of the Crusaders’ faltering start to the Super Rugby Pacific season under new head coach Rob Penney, the criticism has been swift and loud. Yet, amidst...

Developing a vibrant city centre in the digital age

I love Gisborne and my large extended family live here, but I live in Wellington. I work for the government saving money by helping reduce taxpayer spend on commodity digital technologies and services. My job requires me to understand the impact of...

Asphalting work schedule for SH35 updated

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi has revised its schedule for upcoming overnight road asphalting work on State Highway 35 in and near Gisborne. Detours will be in place throughout all stages of the work. The closures will require a combination of...

New-look Gisborne Herald starts next week

The Gisborne Herald undergoes a design and content refresh from Wednesday, May 1. As you will have read in March, The Gisborne Herald is now owned by NZME (New Zealand Media and Entertainment). NZME publishes five regional daily newspapers, 15...

Gisborne brawl deaths: Complex investigation continues with focus on being 'methodical'

Kane Te Paa and Chrysler Stevens-Mark died after a 100-person brawl on March 23.

Waikohu pull out a big one

The country derby between Te Karaka’s finest and their hosts at Patutahi was a Saturday square dance, barn-raising and hoedown rolled into one. GT Shearing Waikohu’s 22-18 victory over Larsawn Ngatapa in Civil Project Solutions Premier Rugby saw...

Gisborne lifeguards on Aussies’ podium

Waikanae surf lifeguards Oska Smith and Seven Mapu, along with Olivia Corrin from Midway, won medals at the Australian surf lifesaving nationals on the Sunshine Coast. Smith won silver in the U19 men beach sprint and, with Mapu from Kaiaponi Farms...

Poverty Bay/East Coast rugby scoreboards

Poverty Bay Week 3 PREMIERS Kahu Scaffolding Tapuae 17 (Tatana Smith, Iowane Filimone, Rana Hubbard tries; Paoraian Manuel-Harman con) East Coast Farm Vets YMP 14 (James Higgins, Nehe Papuni tries; Mitchell Purvis 2 con). HT Tapuae 5 YMP 0. GT...

Goal rush overwhelms Thistle

For 34 minutes it seemed as if Gisborne Thistle might frustrate Palmerston North United at Childers Road Reserve on Saturday. But in the 35th minute, centreback David Lava swung a leg in an attempted tackle on PNU striker Benjamin Mori, missed the...

Bridge results

Monday, April 15 — East Coast Osteopaths Pairs 3 North/South East/West Caroline Kirkpatrick, Ann McCombe 55.00 Helen Kerisome, Patricia Corson 57.92 Hans van der Kuijl, Tracy Clayton 53.75 John Hudson, Anne Roberts 55.42 Joy Marden, Eileen Lee...

Police might have upper hand on pay

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has returned from a successful first overseas trade expedition to face some domestic challenges. Luxon’s tour last week took him to three Southeast Asian countries — Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines —...

Domestic air travellers subsidise rest of Air NZ

Air New Zealand is a monopoly with more than 80 percent of the domestic market. A survey this week found that the domestic airfare market was seen by consumers as the least competitive market in New Zealand. Air New Zealand hiked the average...