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...
Lyall Evans is busy preparing for a UK cycle adventure. Talking to Loren Sirl, he reflects on a lifetime’s love of exercise and sport. While the rest of us are savouring the last few hours of sleep before the dreaded alarm goes off, Lyall Evans is...
A project to rebuild the grandstand at Rugby Park, originally funded as part of Covid-19 recovery four years ago might be taking longer than expected but as The Gisborne Herald’s Andrew Ashton found out the unexpected also throws up pleasant...
Google Fleur’s Place and a stream of sites appear, highlighting this culinary pioneer’s extraordinary journey from childhood forager to restaurateur of global recognition. With a long-held desire to visit the South Island’s Moeraki, see its...
Now that summer is in retreat, it’s time to think about planning and planting the winter/spring garden. If you haven’t tried growing spring bulbs yet, give it a go! Whatever your favourite spring-flowering bulb is, it’s time to start planning...
It’s Excitement-plus for speedway fans in Gisborne with news that current New Zealand champion Asher Rees will race with a G on his car this weekend in the North Island superstock championships. Just under 100 cars started the qualifying rounds of...
by Corals The local indoor bowls 2024 season started with the Opening Trios competition at the Cosmopolitan Club on Sunday, March 10. Instead of the usual format where pre-formed teams enter the competition, this year a single-entry format was...
The Mates of Mates For Mates team - MOM4M — is heading to Tairāwhiti on April 19, with an event planned in the shearing pavilion at the Showgrounds. A MOM4M spokesman said an event like it was seriously needed in a region like Tairāwhiti, that...
There were 1833 sheep sent for sale yesterday at the Matawhero Saleyards, including 1332 store lambs, most of which came from Tarere 2 Trust at Te Araroa and CNA and JM Marr at Te Wera. Prices paid for the store lambs eased slightly on last week...
The countdown is on for Fieldays 2024, which open on Wednesday June 12. Preparations are said to be in full swing, with the build of the small city starting to take shape in early April. The work will transform the 114 hectares of Mystery Creek...
The three finalists in the annual 2024 Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award have been announced this week. Ben Purua, Tainui, 29, is the farm manager at Waimakariri Lands Ltd, near Tirau in the Waikato region, which runs 540 cows. Ben is a previous...
The Government has gone ahead with its election promise to make massive cuts in what it sees as a bloated public service sector. Hopefully the cuts are being made in the right places and with a lot of thought and planning. The first cuts will see 9...
Thomas Scrimgeour Maxim Institute researcher Politics is a quest for immortality. Every politician is faced with the eternal question — will what I build endure? In Ozymandias, the English Romantic poet Percy Shelley eulogised the statue of...
Thanks Gisborne Herald for your interest in councillor attendance rates. Over my years as a councillor I have seen many come and go and the unfortunate reality seems to be that more often than not, it is the younger councillors who leave seemingly...
The road I live on (asphalt) was patched up last year, which was a great relief as its state was more befitting of a far away location far removed from civilisation. Let’s time-lapse forward a handful of months to now where we find said road...
Gwynne Dyer Nobody planned it, hardly anybody realised it was happening, and suddenly there it was: done. In the space of less than two years, the entire senior leadership of Great Britain has become non-white. I’m choosing my words carefully...
The region’s weather outlook for Easter Weekend is starting to look decidedly “dicey” although the outlook is not yet set in stone. Gisborne-East Coast residents planning a weekend away might want to take a hard look at MetService’s extended...
The Department of Conservation is continuing efforts to establish who killed and decapitated a young great white shark. The 2.5-metre long headless shark was found at the boat ramp at Māhia last Friday. DoC Tairāwhiti operations manager Matt Tong...
Sport Gisborne Tairāwhiti yesterday officially launched its new name and brand, Whiti Ora Tairāwhiti - healthy, active, connected. The new identity reflects the organisation’s focus on not only sport, but active recreation, play and the wider...
Te Waka Hauora mobile surgical unit has been back in the district treating 16 children with dental issues requiring a general anaesthetic. Te Waka Hauora — a big, blue articulated truck — is a modern, fully equipped operating theatre designed...
As Easter weekend approaches, the Tiniroto township is abuzz with eager anticipation for the 20th anniversary of the Tiniroto Easter Game Hunt. The event promises a larger-than-life celebration of hunting heritage and community spirit. Under the new...
Gisborne people can find out more about Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities’ plans to increase the amount of social housing available at a drop-in session at the HB Williams Memorial Library next week. Kāinga Ora East North Island regional...
More babies are born to each mother in Gisborne than any other part of Aotearoa, Stats NZ says. Every month, Stats NZ joins Radio New Zealand’s Nights programme to find out what statistics can tell us about life in New Zealand. On Wednesday...
Firefighters were on the ground in the big fire zone at Port Awanui near Tikitiki yesterday dealing with remaining hot spots from the blaze that scorched around 10 hectares of beachfront and hill vegetation this week. A team of five were on the...
Nick Tupara A Māori ward representative says they have to prove worth, value, and competence every time they come to the table. The comment came in defence of Māori ward councillor Nick Tupara, who was criticised for “poor attendance”, during...
Pāoa Syndicate students and staff at Riverdale School have rocked their brightest, craziest and oddest socks to celebrate their unique friend Zaid and raise awareness of Down Syndrome in the Tairāwhiti community. World Down Syndrome Day was also...
Gisborne woman Amanda Hadfield took 18-month-old Roamin under her wing a while back after forestry workers found the dog abandoned in a local forest. Now she wants to find a new home for him, so Roamin can live a normal dog’s life. “It’s...
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The tiny Otago town of Waikouaiti (population 1260) will be abuzz when it hosts the New Zealand Inflatable Rescue Boat championships this weekend and crews from Gisborne’s Waikanae club will be right among the action. The BP-sponsored carnival has...
Te Karaka men and Kahutia women will represent Bowls Gisborne-East Coast at the national champion of champions triples in Auckland on August 2, 3 and 4. They won the centre champ of champs men’s and women’s tournaments on Te Karaka Bowling...
Poverty Bay clubs up the preseason intensity tomorrow in a six-match exchange with Eastern Bay of Plenty clubs. Four of the matches are being held in Gisborne, one is at Te Karaka and the other will see Ngātapa heading through Waioeka Gorge to take...
Only one thing tops a triple crown — and that’s four from four. Chicking High School Old Boys’ Presidents under captain Jeff Chambers will — if they beat Rawhiti Legal Old Boys’ Rugby in the 30-over Senior B Grade final for the Hope Cup...