Not everyone killed in the 1st and 2nd World War were Christians. The war memorial on Kaiti Hill is public land. If Christians wish to have an illuminated cross on Kaiti Hill, they should purchase a piece of land to put it on and then there would be...
Gisborne Speedway will explode into action tonight and tomorrow night with the Jazzed Up Logging North Island Stockcar Championship, and the racing looks set to be red-hot. A field of 68 cars will contest three qualifying groups tonight ahead of...
Day 1 of the Oceans’ 24 junior surf lifesaving national championships at Mount Maunganui yesterday produced a gold, two silvers and a bronze medal to Gisborne competitors. More than 50 11-14 year-olds from the Gisborne clubs are competing in the...
Jett Whitaker was the happiest cricketer at Harry Barker Reserve on Saturday. Whitaker is captain of Gisborne Boys’ High School (2). Before last weekend, they had won two games by default in the past two years but had last tasted victory on the...
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Faced with the expected response from beneficiary advocates and the Opposition, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Social Development Minister Louise Upston are doubling down on their policy of ramping up sanctions to make sure Jobseeker...
Bob Hughes In answer to the many criticisms of our potholed roads, I suggest people read the July 18, 2023 Spinoff article “Everything you always wanted to know about potholes but were afraid to ask” by Shanti Mathias. Aotearoa’s wet 2022/23...
Waikato-based former Gisborne rower Oscar Ruston had a stellar national championship regatta at Lake Karapiro from Tuesday to Saturday last week. He is following up with his participation this week in trials at Karāpiro for the New Zealand men’s...
Five teams were vying for Burton Cup bowls glory after the first day’s play, but Ricky Miller’s team cleared out on the second day to win by 10 points. Miller, Mark Walker, Ben Elkington and Jackie Horsfall — who all play at the Tolaga Bay...
Patutahi Jill Smith was not just the star of the show at the Patutahi women’s open tournament on Saturday — she was in another galaxy. Smith cracked 100 with ease on her way to a personal-best 94-34-60, for 47 stableford points. She was light...
Darth Vader might have had an opening similar to that of Round 3 of the DJ Barry Cup in mind when he said, “This will be a day long remembered”. The cut and thrust of premier grade club cricket’s longest form was on show between Breakers...
Identity and whakapapa are at the heart of the exhibition Tāhū — A Legacy of People and Place at the Tairāwhiti Museum. The exhibition features artwork from 10 locals, created for the XIV edition of the Florence Biennale International...
Beachfront Reality, the new play by local writer Susan Partington, will have its world premiere tonight at Gisborne’s Evolution Theatre. Director Danielle Siata said it was a huge change from her role directing the Jersey Boys show last year...
Country and soul sensation Tami Neilson will take to the stage at the upcoming Tū Whitia Stand and Shine at the Gisborne Soundshell on March 2. She will be joined by other top artists Scribe, the Vocal Thieves, Oceanspace, Rob & Alley Matete...
Developing a strategy — and ultimately a dedicated organisation — to promote and support music in Tairāwhiti has been a passion project for Gisborne publican and musician Darryl Monteith. It led him to source funding to conduct a comprehensive...
East Coast conservationist Graeme Atkins has been named one of three finalists in the 2024 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards. He is in the Ministry for the Environment Environmental Hero of the Year category, which recognises a person or...
One thing you can be certain of at Gisborne Girls’ High School’s annual athletics sports — there is no shortage of colour. Every year the students wear their “house” colours with pride as they run, jump, throw . . . and pose for the...
by Kate Green, RNZ A German traveller’s motorbike was stolen, stripped then blatantly ridden up and down a street in front of him and his son in the town of Nuhaka earlier this week. The bike was found at a nearby house — believed to be...
Firefighters were called to a property at the western end of Stout Street in the early hours of yesterday after a car caught fire under suspicious circumstances. The call came in just after 4am. “The car was well alight when we arrived and was...
Trust Tairāwhiti has approved $3.5 million in funding for a significant project that combines pool heating and renewable solar energy generation alongside battery storage at four schools on the East Coast. The project covers Te Waha o Rerekohu Are...
Just days after launching its latest mission from Mahia, space company Rocket Lab says it will be back in action on March 10, as it aims to complete more than 20 launches this year. Its 45th Electron rocket launch will be a dedicated mission for...
Recovery work on the cyclone ravaged State Highways 2 and 35 is “ongoing”, but long-term funding has not been secured. That was the self-described “very blunt” response of NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi director of regional relations...
Current weather trends indicate an autumn drought is a real possibility for the Gisborne region. The latest satellite monitoring shows the current El Nino is starting to weaken. As it does so, the dry weather and winds delivering pain to the...
The two-day East Coast Farming Expo at the Wairoa Racecourse got off to a great start yesterday with around 400 people through the Expo site during the day. Aimed at sheep and beef farmers it’s providing an opportunity for them to reconnect and...
The 2024 East Coast Ballance Farm Environment Awards finalists have been announced and three of the seven finalists are from Gisborne. A special awards presentation night will be held at The Vines at Bushmere Estate at Matawhero on March 6. The...
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Overall results did not stop the press, but Bowls Gisborne-East Coast representatives put in some performances that turned heads at the octagonal tournament in Whanganui last weekend. This tournament encompassed all centres in the lower half of the...
Monday, February 12 — Summer Pairs 2 North/South East/West Joy Marden, Vincelle Marvin 55.83 Katrine Matthews, Hans van der Kuijl 69.17 Caroline Taylor, Jean Turnbull 55.83 Helen Kerisome, Pippa Williams 53.75 Beverley Evans, Glenys Evans 54.58...
The junior surf athletes from the three Gisborne clubs head out of town today to join with their compatriots from across the country in the Oceans 24 national championships, full of high hopes for medal success. A total of 701 11-14 year olds will...
The Labour Party loses a wealth of knowledge and its strongest debater with the announcement yesterday by Grant Robertson that he will leave Parliament late next month and take up the role of Vice-Chancellor of the University of Otago in July. The...
by Maryanne Spurdle Maxim Institute researcher Maryanne Spurdle In an environment where we’re driven to take sides, navigating the centre of the road feels as dangerous as riding the median strip in rush hour. And few topics trigger stronger...
I am pedantic about recycling, have been for years, because it seems to me to be the right thing to do for the planet. All our containers, bottles, cans, cartons are washed and sorted. On Monday morning I was aghast as I witnessed the rubbish truck...
Our media have collectively failed by omission to uphold a fundamental principle in the NZ Media Council’s preamble. Multi-award winning Australian publisher and founder of Wikileaks Julian Assange has been in arbitrary detention since 2012 —...