If the Houthis do have hypersonic missiles in their “bag of surprises” for battles at sea, to counter the United States and its allies, it seems unlikely to me that they would stop attacks against merchant shipping even if a ceasefire in the...
Re: On the future of rail here, March 13. Peter Langer and PJ Reed — you two are out of touch. The Gizzy to Wairoa link has been closed for over 10 years now. The only section capable of holding any weight is from the Gisborne rail station to Coop...
Will the change of ownership at GH also bring about a change of editorial direction, or will the practice of cancellation continue? A debate on scientific matters is long overdue, but will we continue to be told that the science is settled, and as I...
A misleading headline last week about the unfortunate Golriz Ghahraman should not go uncorrected. “Ex-Green MP,” and clearly (if you understand hyphens) should have been “Green Ex-MP.” Big difference. Gavin Maclean
A special fly-over towards the end of their round reminded golfers just why they were playing in the Eastland Helicopter Rescue Trust Charity Golf Tournament. Returning from attending a trauma in Wairoa and taking the patient to hospital in...
Twenty volunteers spent a sunny Saint Patrick’s Day clearing weeds and litter from native plants at Alfred Cox Skate Park next to the Waikanae Stream on Sunday. Organising team member Jason Akuhata-Brown said that in two hours the team filled...
Has any Gisborne show enjoyed such a responsive, raucous, ribald crowd as the audience at Centre Stage’s opening performance of the New Zealand comedy, “Ladies Night” ? Unlikely. The play centres on a group of jobless blokes who hit on the...
Owners of homes that require lifting after the weather events of 2023 will soon be able to access a fund of $15 million for the work. Gisborne district councillors have adopted their Elevate Tairāwhiti Policy which applies to about 175 Tairāwhiti...
by Erin Cox, Otago Daily Times A Dunedin woman has been jailed for drunkenly ramming into a flock of lambs, killing 29 of them as a Tolaga Bay shepherd attempted to steer them to safety from the impending Cyclone Gabrielle. Annabelle Wyant, 43...
A log truck rolled on State Highway 2 at Muriwai at around 9.30am yesterday. The empty vehicle tipped over onto it side and blocked both lanes. Light traffic was diverted through an orchard adjacent to the road. The truck driver was checked over by...
Juken NZ is seeking buyers for its Matawhero mill site after concluding a transitional period and closing down. Juken NZ managing director Hiroyuki Kawado said from this week and for the rest of March and April, the company would be meeting with...
Winter is coming and the district got a taste of it weather-wise and sporting-wise as a few winter codes were in Saturday action. YMP’s Jayda Banks goes high to try to block Horouta’s Becky Hindmarsh from sending the ball on to a teammate at the...
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by Gwynne Dyer It may seem that the violence and chaos that have gripped Haiti are finally being addressed. The unelected acting president nobody wanted, Ariel Henry, has resigned. An international police force may soon arrive in the Caribbean...
Jack Marshall ventures into the heart of Bengaluru, mixing work and exploration to reveal the essence of India’s tech capital, its people, and culinary delights, while reporting for The Deccan Herald . . . When you step off the plane in India, you...
Relish the fusion of sweet, sour and spice in this lemon drizzle cake with poppy seeds, where each bite is a celebration of sunshine gold . . . A cake that has it all — sweet, sour, fluffy, sugar-crusted crunch and luxurious filling. And then the...
Transform your indoor spaces into vibrant havens of beauty with fittonia, adding colourful trails and charm to every corner . . . For a pop of colour in the office, house or even the bathroom, nothing compares to Nerve Plants (Fittonia spp.) These...
Cyclone Gabrielle broke all sorts of records, and not in a good way. The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research has drilled down into flood flows for more insight into the event. Wairoa Star editor Ann Revington looks into their report...
Yesterday the Gisborne Boys’ High School first 15 began their rugby season as they mean to go on. The Duane Hihi-coached side scored six tries in a 32-0 win at home on the occasion of their first-ever game against Mount Maunganui College. A crowd...
Midway climb from seventh to fourth after a medal surge claiming gold, silver and bronze.
Yesterday’s fifth anniversary of the Christchurch mosque shootings brought back dreadful memories of by far the worst terrorist incident in this country’s history, but also what can be regarded as something to be proud of in the days, weeks and...
I was very dismayed to hear that Fair Go is one of the programme cuts TVNZ has proposed. I am a regular watcher. It is a programme that assists the battle of the consumer against both large corporates and the smallest of businesses when a perceived...
Re: East Coast’s forestry nightmare, February 17 story. If you know you have highly sensitive skin and you cut your natural hair off, and it turns out to be a disaster, you don’t compound the problem by putting on an artificial hat that brings...
While tinged with sadness to read that The Gisborne Herald has changed hands, it would not have been a decision taken lightly by Michael Muir and his whānau. I say this having been privileged to work for Michael for 23 years — what a wonderful...
Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Feedsmart and Body Condition Score workshop is coming up next week and it will be a workshop suited to all farm staff involved with livestock. The workshop is being held on Tuesday, March 19 from 9.30am to 4pm, with lunch...
There were 2455 store lambs offered for sale at Matawhero yesterday and most of them had good body size and condition. Consequently, the average sale price paid for the better lambs ranged from $108 down to $83. The best price paid was $108 for 35...
The Wairoa Country Collie Club held their first sheep dog trials of the 2023-24 season at Kauhouroa Station, Tiniroto last weekend. Pictured in the gallery above are the zig zag finalists and the short head finalists
The Gisborne Young Farmers Club aims to start up again thanks to some passionate locals who intend to hold a meeting at the Rangatira Tavern later this month to gather support for it. “This is a great way for young people to get involved in the...
An earthquake on a fault beneath Ngatapa might have disturbed light sleepers yesterday morning, a day after a similar quake near Matawai. Yesterday morning’s light shake lasted no more than 5-10 seconds at 4.31am and was recorded at magnitude 2.9...
More baches and holiday rentals helping as hotel and motel accommodation caters for emergency housing . . . While many hotels and motels have moved into housing the region’s homeless in emergency accommodation, the regional tourism organisation...
Two Gisborne monuments honouring the country’s soldiers who died in battle are being cleaned ahead of Anzac Day. The Gisborne Cenotaph and the Pātūtahi Returned Services Monument will have scaffolding and fences put around them to enable...
New aerodrome at Te Araroa will ‘unlock the tourism and general economy of the . . . area”.
The next few days are forecast to bring the first touches of autumnal weather to Gisborne and the East Coast, with lower temperatures and southerly winds. Not much rain is in the offing — a bit over five millimetres yesterday — and March has so...
The Morere Hot Pools, one of the region’s most popular tourist attractions, will remain closed until at least July. A failing septic tank system forced the closure of the Department of Conservation-managed hot pools in 2022, and effects from...