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Schools to crank up the action today at ‘Rippa Rugby’ tourney

There will be 450 children in 43 teams from 25 of the region’s primary schools cranking up the action today at the Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union’s ‘Rippa Rugby’ tournament at Waikirikiri Park. The union’s junior development officer...

Gisborne to host two-day secondary schools team sport tournament

Showcase of kī-o-rahi skills. Kī-o-rahi rōpū from across Aotearoa will gather at Watson Park tomorrow and and Friday to compete in the Manarahi Kī-o-Rahi Kura Tuarua — The National Secondary Schools’ Kī-o-rahi Tournament. Kī-o-rahi is...

Three from three for cup: Cook wins saloon trophy, McArthur the stockcar classic

Cook puts his name on saloon trophy, McArthur wins stockcar classic.

Ministers due in town with NZ-wide roadshow

Seeking input from agricultural sector after ‘tough season for farmers’.

East Coast Ballance Farm Environment Awards Supreme Winners to host open day

An open day at the property of this year’s East Coast Ballance Farm Environment Awards Supreme Winners will be held on Tuesday, April 16. The winners were Simon and Josi Beamish and Hugo and Pip Beamish of Awapai, a grazing and finishing farm...

Wins shared around at Waipaoa dog trial

A one-two finish for Graeme Cook in the heads, a fine win to Hannah Hutchinson in the zigzag and another win in the straight hunt to the consistent Ben Te Kahika were highlights of the Waipaoa Dog Trial Club’s trial on Friday and Saturday. Cook...

‘Everyone needs to do more to survive’

The 2024 New Zealand Farm Forestry Association annual conference has started in Hawke’s Bay, running through until Saturday and offering a raft of fascinating speakers. Sponsored by Pan Pac Forest Products, the conference has attracted 230 farm...

Indicators still flash for housing crisis

A mismatch between housing supply and demand has seen escalating rental costs and registrations for social housing in recent years, with major impacts on household budgets and whānau wellbeing in Tairāwhiti. The following housing indicators in the...

Parliament hack: China protesting too much

by Tim Wilson, Maxim Institute executive director “The lady doth protest too much, methinks . . .” Tim Wilson A famous line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. It’s uttered in response to the insincere overacting of a character in a play within the...

House saved thanks to passer-by

Firefighters were called to a house in Childers Road near the Elgin shops yesterday morning after a passer-by heard smoke alarms going off inside and saw smoke coming from the house. Fire and Emergency NZ sent crews to the house at around 8am...

Emergency services demo tomorrow

An event showcasing what it is like to work in emergency services is being run for students tomorrow. A mock emergency at Harry Barker Reserve will demonstrate the roles of police, Fire and Emergency NZ staff and St John Ambulance. Students will...

Flood modelling hui at Te Karaka this Saturday

Gisborne District Council is holding a hui for residents of Te Karaka and surrounding areas this Saturday to present and seek validation on flood modelling being undertaken as part of the Te Karaka Flood Resilience Improvement Project. Council...

Tamararo 2024: Five rōpū advance to Te Matatini nationals

Hundreds of people attended the 71st Tamararo Festival over the weekend and enjoyed the performances of 21 different rōpū from across Tairāwhiti. Tamararo is the country’s longest-running regional kapa haka competition, having started in 1952...

Big wins at rugby opener

Tiny White Opening Day was a great one for Poverty Bay rugby. A forceful Larsawn Ngatapa posse beat Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates 40-0 on Oval 1, after which defending champions East Coast Farm Vets YMP came from behind to be 49-15 victors over...

State Highway 35 work for Gisborne for week commencing 9 April

NZ Transport Agency/Waka Kotahi has announced detours will be in place during six weeks of

Last quarter win for Whangara

Premier Grade defending champions Whangara Old Girls had to come from behind in the final quarter to beat Girls’ High Senior A in their opening game of Round 1 of Gisborne senior netball at Victoria Domain on Saturday. Girls’ High picked up...

Pressure on Israel to protect civilians

Six months have now passed since the deadly attack by Hamas that prompted the latest Middle East war, and Israel is facing pressure on a number of fronts to end or adjust its military response. The greatest of these is from key ally the United...

Māori representation is democratic

Meredith Akuhata-Brown The irony of David Seymour calling Māori wards undemocratic, when the whole purpose of these wards was to provide for Māori representation within a democracy reliant on Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Strangely he is not also calling...