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...
Gisborne has been in shock and whānau and friends are mourning after two lives were taken and three people were seriously injured in a fight in Elgin on Saturday night that spilled out from a 21st birthday party. It is especially tragic that the...
Clive Bibby Countries like ours (members of what remains of the Free World) appear to be divided into two groups of people who have already made choices about our future, both here at home and as members of the commonwealth of nations collectively...
It has come to my attention recently that there may have to be cut backs in office staff throughout New Zealand by the Accident Compensation Corporation. I hope that ACC looks very carefully at its staff as it’s noticeable around communities in...
I heard on Monday’s RNZ news that “New Zealand is ‘actively looking’ for ways to participate in the controversial AUKUS pact, where work is already under way into putting AI into submarine-hunting planes and radar into deep space for...
Three close encounters, two cancellations and one blowout summed up the Poverty Bay club rugby preseason matches against Eastern Bay of Plenty teams in Gisborne on Saturday. Unfortunately, Poverty Bay reigning Premier champions YMP’s clash against...
Waikanae’s inflatable rescue boat crews finished a highly creditable third overall in the Surf Life Saving NZ national IRB championships at Waikouaiti Beach in Otago over the weekend. The four Kaiaponi Farms Waikanae crews came home with two gold...
The numbers were excellent and the man on the ground should know. Enterprise Cars Aquatic Centre founder Gary Martin, who has been involved with the sport for more than half a century, was one of 20-plus volunteers who helped Te Wharau School run...
SHOWJUMPING AND SHOW HUNTER Equestrian competitors waited four years to compete at the Horse of the Year due to cancellations relating to Covid-19 and Cyclone Gabrielle. They certainly made the most of the opportunity at Hastings this month. The...
Indoor bowlers got their season off to a bright start with a youthful look to the final of the Opening Trios this month. Four of the six players in the final were teenagers. Tournament organisers changed the format of the tournament, which was held...
Monday, March 18 — Ryman Kiri Te Kanawa Village Pairs 3 (Howell movement) Bette Parker, Elizabeth Jackson 66.67 Sharon Kelman, Hans van der Kuijl 62.86 Helen Kerisome, Amanda Matthews 61.25 Vicki Taylor, Ann McCombe 56.19 Vicki Nickerson, Frank...
More than 50 elected members, chief executives and invited guests from councils and government agencies across the lower North Island attended the biannual Local Government Zone 3 meeting in Gisborne on Thursday and Friday. The meeting, held at the...
The Cyclone Gabrielle Appeal Trust fund is open for applications more than a year after over $10 million was raised through a special Lotto draw and appeal. The trust was set up to support the medium- to long-term needs of communities, iwi and hapū...
The cruise ship season ended on a high in Gisborne yesterday with a successful visit by the giant-sized Noordam. The ship went to anchor in the Bay at around 9am after arrival from Tauranga, and sailed for Napier at 6pm last night. “The swell...
The major vegetation fire at Port Awanui near Tikitiki flared up again on Friday evening on part of the fire ground and fire crews were deployed back there on Saturday to put it out. Fire and Emergency NZ sent three crews to the scene, with...
Concerns over a knock- on effect from Cyclone Gabrielle have led to a cut in crayfish quotas around Gisborne. Commercial catch limits for some fisheries have been increased following a review showing stocks are healthy and abundant, Oceans and...
Despite a week in which their aircraft was at times off-base for maintenance, the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter team still delivered a tight schedule of nine missions for the seven days from Monday, March 18. Intermittent cloud cover...
by James Pocock A nearby resident of Manuka Street said she saw the fight and heard party guests crying out in a panic during a fatal fight outside an Elgin house in Gisborne on Saturday night. Cordons remained in place and police forensic staff...
Whānau, hapū and iwi gathered at the C Company Memorial House on Friday to celebrate the awarding of scholarships to Māori students and academics demonstrating characteristics that align with the values of the 28 Māori Battaltion. The Ngārimu...
A young man meant to be celebrating his 21st birthday has been identified as one of the victims in a fight at an Elgin property that ended with two men dead from stab wounds and three taken to hospital with serious to critical wounds.
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Police have spoken to media this afternoon about the investigation into a mass brawl last night that left two people dead - confirming it involved gang members and started after two uninvited guests arrived at a 21st birthday party. About 100 people...
Two people are dead after a large altercation involving up to 100 people in Elgin last night. Police said they had launched a homicide investigation after disorder broke out on Lytton Rd at around 11.30pm. “A number of Police units were needed to...