Eleven-year-old Devansh Ladha shares his weekend journey aboard the Wa165 ‘Diversity Express’ from Gisborne to Muriwai and back. As an Indian, the rhythm of train rides feels like home to me. There’s something special about the clatter of...
Gwynne Dyer It was bound to happen some time, and the time could well be now. We know that when there was strong warming on our planet (like at the end of the last Ice Age around 11,000 years ago), there were sudden big leaps in the global...
Two men arrested in relation to the stabbing deaths of two men at a 21st birthday party on Saturday night have been jointly charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
The rainbow crossing in Gisborne’s main street has been repainted as a rainbow, following the vandalism by Destiny Church members on Monday evening. On Tuesday night Gisborne District Council contractors repainted the crossing, returning it to its...
Rainbow story time in Gisborne went ahead, albeit with a group protesting the event and another showing support for the rainbow community. Rainbow story time is an event created by drag queens Erika (Daniel Lockett) and Coco Flash (Sunita Torrance)...
Fire and Emergency NZ (FENZ) has warned people lighting fires in the open to be wary during strong winds after a waste vegetation fire spread to a shelter belt on an orchard in Bushmere Road on Tuesday afternoon. FENZ sent an appliance and a water...
A heavy rain dump for the Gisborne-East Cape region is on the cards for Easter. MetService says wet and windy weather is on the way. Various weather models, including MetService’s, show a low developing to the north, or off East Cape, pulling...
Police made several arrests in Gisborne’s city centre yesterday afternoon when Destiny Church members attempted to spray-paint slogans on a repainted rainbow crossing. Vehicles containing church members pulled up either side of the crossing...
The Roar is under way and hunters are urged not to rely on luck to keep everyone safe, as there will likely be big numbers of them taking to the bush over Easter. Police and the Firearms Safety Authority have made a safety plea ahead of the long...
Gisborne is undergoing an economic refresh aimed at improving standards of living and boosting local business opportunities. After Covid and devastating weather events, the 2019 Tairāwhiti Economic Action Plan (TEAP) has had a revamp as it sets out...
A total of 1557 weaner steers and bulls were sold on Tuesday at the annual Matawhero weaner steer and bull fair. It was a total clearance. While some vendors might be a little disappointed with the prices paid for the top lines, prices held up very...
Wairoa will find a solution for future flood protection, but it must be the right decision and not rushed, Wairoa Mayor Craig Little says. “The urgency around progressing flood mitigation options for Wairoa is acknowledged, but it is too important...
Seven Tairāwhiti individuals or teams won gold at the waka ama and canoe racing secondary school national championships last week, and one paddler won silver in all six of the events he entered. This was the first time the secondary school waka am...
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Meeanee Speedway in Hawke’s Bay hosts a huge weekend of racing on Friday and Saturday, and some Gisborne cars and drivers will be right amongst it. There will also be “G” cars in action at Rotorua on Saturday and Sunday nights. Meeanee’s...
New Zealand has a knack for producing stars that punch above their weight on the global stage. From rugby to sailing, our little nation has consistently proved that size doesn’t dictate success. And now, in the high-octane world of Formula One...
Gwynne Dyer There are three incipient famines in the world today, and politics is at the root of all of them. That’s not unusual, actually: famines are almost always political events. The Irish famine of 1845-1852 halved the country’s population...
Well done for repairing and repainting the rainbow crossing overnight. Outstanding to see this community support, accept and spread love for all. Sue Omer
by Ann Revington The raw power of a river in flood, full of debris hurtling towards a wide open river bar inspired a Wairoa artist in her latest exhibition Cyclone Sees which opens today at 5pm at the Wairoa Museum. Joanna Abraham Joseph rushed down...
Bitches Box: Episode 4 is expected to deliver a night of laughs for cyclone-impacted regions in Tairāwhiti and Whakatāne next month. Comic actors Emma Newborn and Amelia Dunbar will revisit some of their most loved dog characters — the...
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by Doug Laing and Gary Hamilton-Irvine ‘Not fit for purpose’ Concerned residents who rang Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management in the days before Cyclone Gabrielle flooded the region were told they were “over-reacting”, or that...
A programme to encourage and develop leadership skills in high school students will continue at Wairoa College this year. The Hawke’s Bay Community Fitness Centre Trust (HBCFCT) has announced the continuation of the WYAT & Wairoa College...
Students learn about reusable products available for their periods. What period products to use is not such an easy topic to stand up and talk about. However, when Waste-Ed came to Gisborne this month they covered it and other tricky topics to help...
by Roimata Rokx Nine graduates were honoured at the annual Te Rito Maioha graduation in Heretaunga. Among them was Erana Ngarewa who was one of the first graduates to complete her Bachelor of Teaching Primary in Te Tairāwhiti. Born in Palmerston...
‘Steady progress’ being made in Tairāwhiti homicide inquiry; police to continue ‘reassurance patrols’.
Destiny Church got the publicity it wanted but failed to stop a drag queen reading event at HB Williams Memorial Library yesterday. A group of the fundamentalist Christian pentecostalist movement’s local members might also have a date in court for...
by Bob Hughes The other day here I attempted to explain to critics how “eco” was a big part of economics. Now this — the 50th anniversary of the Club of Rome’s landmark report “The Limits to Growth” was marked two years ago. Bob Hughes...
In a world where LGBTQI+ youth still encounter discrimination, bullying and rejection merely for being true to themselves, symbols of visibility like pride crossings serve as vital beacons of hope and affirmation. They convey a powerful message of...
Most Saturday mornings I head along to the local Farmers Market and lately there has been a preacher with a loud hailer shouting nonsense at the shoppers. It is hateful and divisive and has no place in public where children have to hear it. I think...
A silver medal performance in the girls’ under-15 coxed four was a highlight for Gisborne Girls’ High School at the New Zealand Secondary School Rowing Championships at Lake Ruataniwha, near Twizel. Crews from Gisborne Girls’ and Gisborne...
by Rockin Robin Eastland Kart Club’s sixth points meeting of the season turned into the Seth Hall show on Sunday. Hall was all class in winning the three A Group races. He also won the feature race at the end of the meeting and posted the fastest...
A thrilling season of T20 Challenge Cup cricket is set to end on a high today at Harry Barker Reserve. It is an all-Gisborne Boys’ High School show in Week 6. From 3.30pm, Caleb Taewa’s unbeaten Admiralty and the Blues and Royals under Jett...