by Hamish Bidwell It might be 100 years before Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa Trust’s vision for the Māhia Beach Motel & Holiday Park becomes a reality. The trust takes ownership of the iconic three-hectare site on April 5, having purchased it...
A musical theatre group is relieved the district council has finally offered them a renewed lease after almost five years in limbo.
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Tairāwhiti dog triallists featured strongly at the Ōpōtiki dog trials on Sunday. Merv Utting and Henry Hindmarsh did well in the heading events, and Allen Irwin and Taylor Rika shared the hunt titles. Hindmarsh also featured in the hunt events...
by Chris Rattue Rugby has suffered a hit with Sky TV dropping the two shows that extensively cover the club and lower-level provincial scenes. The Grassroots Rugby and Mainfreight Rugby programmes are among the longest-running on New Zealand...
The Government is pressing on with National’s election commitment to build 15 new four-lane highways, restarting the equally lauded and ridiculed Roads of National Significance programme from its last time in power to do so, and will consider...
by Gavin Maclean What a lot of issues the demise of TV3 news raises — and what a lot of cherished myths that stop us from making life better. The Feb 29 editorial neatly encapsulated six of them: the state-owned alternative, competition...
Shout out to Gisborne Hospital’s ENT (ear nose and throat) service. Dr Radwan and the nurse Amanda provided an amazing service on Sunday. His attention to detail for an ongoing issue with my son’s ears, his genuine interest and follow-up care...
A new state-of-the-art honey extraction facility opened at Te Araroa early in February bringing together Ngati Porou people, landowners and resident apiculture businesses across the mānuka honey value chain. The partnership between Nati Growth...
He kai kei aku ringa, Ahuwhenua Monitor Farm project kicks off. A large turnout of farmers and others attended the Ngati Porou Ahuwhenua Discussion Group Meeting on Tutumatai Station near Ruatoria last Friday for the launch of the Beef + Lamb NZ...
Field of Roses is a hidden gem in the natural beauty and rural charm of the Waingake Valley, just south of Gisborne. Mother and daughter team Sue and Zoë Field live, love and breathe the seasonal life cycle of flowers and the land. Field of Roses...
Gisborne’s Farmers’ Market is not the only one in the country. To prove so, Saturday marks the start of the 6th National Farmers’ Markets Week from March 9 to March 16, with 26 farmers’ markets all over New Zealand participating. The...
Teena Te Maro remembers arriving in Gisborne following the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle last year and feeling the mamae (pain) of the region. The experienced rongoā Māori practitioner from Ngāti Porou, who now lives in the Waikato, did not...
The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter traversed all land directions of the region, from north to west to south, in carrying out the eight missions completed in the seven days from Monday, February 26. The week was off to a brisk start...
Eastland Port had a “steady” February shipping-wise. Eight log ships took over 178,000 tonnes of logs out of the region and it was another good cruise ship month with five vessels visiting. Hundreds of passengers and crews explored the region in...
A community snorkel day is being held at Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine Reserve on Saturday to celebrate Seaweek. EMR (Experiencing Marine Reserves) coordinators and volunteers will be there to guide people in the water. There will also be the chance...
Gisborne Boys’ High School (GBHS) held their athletic sports day at the Rectory Field yesterday. The selection of pictures above is just a snapshot of all the action on the day. Students clearly gave it their all. • These and other photos are...
The No. 1 fan of Black Ferns star Renee Holmes, 10-year-old Gisborne girl Charlotte Moore, has been added to the “ball kid” roster for the Chiefs Manawa squad and she worked her first game last weekend when Manawa took on the Hurricanes Poua in...
Surf lifeguards from Midway Surf Life Saving Club leapt into action on Monday afternoon when a group of young adult students on stand-up paddleboards were seen struggling against a strong offshore wind. It happened at around 1pm. The group of five...
Heavy rainfalls over the past day or so at the top of East Cape have been a reminder of just how wet it was last year. The wettest spot was Raukumara Station which received almost 160mm in the past few days including over 100mm in the 24 hours up to...
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Blow for democracy be damned. Newshub wrote their own obituary when they, like many others, signed up for Ardern’s funding on the premise that the truth is no longer a requirement for MSM (mainstream media). MSM have been disgraceful in their...
WATERPOLO The Diamond Cup for water polo went on the line for the first time in 60 years between Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay in the Hawke’s Bay Regional Aquatic Centre at the weekend. “It was awsome to see this tradition reignited,” said...
Gisborne riders have been competing over the past several months with the aim of qualifying for a start in the Horse of the Year events. Horse of the Year is the pinnacle show for many. It is even more special this year because it hasn’t run since...
Gisborne’s Saffi Vette had to settle for a top 50 finish at the ISA World Surfing Games which finished in Puerto Rico over the weekend. Vette was eliminated in repechage 3 of the women’s competition at the event which was also the final...
Monday, February 26 — Sean Shivnan Pharmacy Championship Pairs 1 North/South East/West Carolyn McMurray, Elizabeth Jackson 62.08 Anne Roberts, Raewynne Cook 54.17 Vicki Nickerson, Frank Roach 57.50 Katrine Matthews, Hans van der Kuijl 53.33...
Getting tough on gangs is popular with the public and in the face of escalating gang membership and gang violence, driven in part by an influx of 501 deportees from Australia, National and its coalition partners campaigned on and won a mandate at...
Bruce Holm Ah, beliefs, aren’t they wonderful things to have — especially as they offer such certainty. If I were to stand at the corner of the Sheepfarmers building in Tokomaru Bay and declare to all and sundry that I am Jesus Christ returned...
Re: Religious protection equal, February 29 letter. I would suggest that you are right. Mr Best’s argument is not that something is being erected, but that it is Buddhists — a group of people who are not, through colonialistic motives, forcing...
I admit to some anger addressing those who made comment on the editorial re media and democracy. It annoys the hell out of me as a long-standing journalist trying to serve the public good that such people appear to have no real understanding of the...
Poariki Station on Burgess Road, Pehiri has almost come to a standstill for the first time in its 120 years. The only access to the sheep and beef farm, a bridge across the Hangaroa River, was destroyed in Cyclone Gabrielle. Station owners Ian and...
The Rotary Foundation annual Tractor Trek headed down the East Coast over the weekend, driving into Gisborne on Sunday. The convoy of vintage and modern tractors started their journey in the Waikato, continuing through Matamata, Rotorua, Ohope...