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...
Alert passersby and neighbours made the difference yesterday morning when they saw smoke coming from the roof area of a house in Ormond Road and firefighters got there in time to stop a fire inside from spreading. The alarm was raised at around...
Deputy Mayor speaks up for a suburb he says is nervous about ‘intensification’.
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Australian composer and didgeridoo virtuoso William Barton joined the Brodsky Quartet, from the UK, on stage at the War Memorial Theatre last night in the first stop on their New Zealand tour, Barton & Brodsky. But in the morning he was at the...
Season two of Frocks On Friday drew to a close with a highly successful ball which raised $13,000. The glam event at The Dome was the last opportunity for “frock stars” and guests to dress up, celebrate frock-wearing and raise money for the...
The Government has supported farmers to enhance land management practices by investing $3.3 million in locally-led catchment groups, and the soon-to-be-formed Tairawhiti Catchment Collective will receive $50,000 of it for their work. Agriculture...
Transport Rebuild East Coast (TREC) is inviting locals throughout Tairāwhiti to learn more about the Cyclone Gabrielle recovery and rebuild. TREC is an alliance set up to plan, design and manage the delivery of much of the recovery and rebuild work...
Gisborne student and would-be entrepreneur Cody Anderson has been awarded a Te Waiu o Aotearoa (TWOA) Trust scholarship. The second year Business Studies student at Eastern Institute of Technology Te Pūkenga in Gisborne sad he was “stoked” to...
A Gisborne complainant is included in court action involving a Whanganui man accused of being a “money mule’” allegedly linked to eight investment scam victims and an estimated $1.7 million in stolen money. The accused is a director and...
The maiden visit by the cruise ship Nautica yesterday was a success. “The day’s gone very well, with sea conditions good enough in the end for the visit to proceed,” a ships agents spokesman said. “The available excursions were well...
First-term Gisborne district councillor Nick Tupara has been lambasted for his poor attendance record at council meetings and removed from a newly formed council committee. At yesterday’s full council meeting, councillor Larry Foster said he had...
Gisborne District Council faces a “serious situation” of financial sustainability as it tightens its belt to pay for cyclone recovery costs. A recent audit report says the council needs to take a “prudent approach” to finances due to the...
Wednesday was a great one for youth cricket at the Harry Barker Reserve. The reserve served as the venue for the Primary Festival Day on which 10 teams from nine schools played five fast-paced games of eight-a-side, eight-over softball cricket...
Fire and Emergency NZ and police responded to the incident just after 1pm yesterday.
A gold medal to Waikanae’s Adam Tate on the ski, a silver to Wainui’s veteran canoe team and two bronze medals to Wainui’s Belinda Slement got the medal tally rolling for Gisborne yesterday at the New Zealand surf lifesaving championships. The...
Out-of-town racer to compete in 22 race programme that begins at 6pm tomorrow. The Gisborne Speedway Club hosts best pairs night tomorrow and the action will be hot across all classes, with flat track bikes thrown into the mix as well. It will be...
No coach, no problem . . . Taye McGuinness did something pretty special on Sunday. McGuinness, absent a team coach, brought together a Poverty Bay boys’ under-16 development team — with four years difference in age between their oldest and...
The start of the Poverty Bay club rugby season is only a couple of weeks away and clubs have a great opportunity this weekend to blow away the cobwebs. The annual Ngatapa 15s competition is being held at Paddy’s Park, Patutahi, tomorrow. Six clubs...
The 2024 edition of the Gisborne Boys’ High School First 15 begin their season today at home against Mount Maunganui College. Duane Hihi has returned as GBHS coach and at the helm of a relatively fresh squad featuring a large number of players...
The resignation of Peter Boshier from the role of Chief Ombudsman because he turned 72 on Saturday is a loss for the country and shows the nearly 50-year-old legislation covering this key role in government accountability needs updating. Boshier has...
by Bob Hughes Before the 2023 election, climate activists expected a National, Act and New Zealand First coalition Government to hit the brakes on climate and environmental action. This has now been confirmed. On Friday, RMA Reform Minister Chris...
If someone had stated that in the 21st Century, Aotearoa New Zealand would have a “pro smoking” Government, the result would be ridicule and incredulity, I would have been wrong, as we now do have that. Bruce Hubbard
Hurricanes Poua again use haka to call out Govt despite warning. Extract from RNZ: “Late Saturday night, the Wellington-based franchise issued a statement explaining while the words of the haka were open to interpretation, the latest haka was not...
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This year’s Vista Foundation 48HOURS filmmaking challenge is fast approaching with registrations opening on Monday, March 18. The shoot weekend is May 17-19. Since 2003 this competition has recognised and celebrated the future wave of Kiwi...
by Kim Parkinson Please Adjust Your G-String” is the story of a hilarious OE experience, with a difference. Margaret Austin left New Zealand in 1975 with no idea what lay ahead on the other side of the world. Blessed — or cursed — with a sense...
This week Barton & Brodsky Chamber Music NZ concert featuring the Brodsky Quartet and didgeridoo player Wiliam Barton. War Memorial Theatre, Thursday March 14, 7.30pm. Ladies Night Gisborne Centre Stage production of the 1980s classic by Anthony...
If washboard abs and bulging biceps are your thing then this could be the show for you. The Sydney Hotshots are bringing their Magic Mike-style revue to Gisborne’s Shipwreck Bar next Tuesday. This group of dancers boasts Australia’s most...
A Kahutia team recovered from a narrow first-round loss to win the Bowls Gisborne-East Coast junior optional two-bowl triples champion of champions tournament. Teams from Gisborne, Kahutia, Te Karaka and Poverty Bay bowling clubs competed in this...
Hopes are high among the Gisborne clubs for medal success at the New Zealand surf lifesaving championships and the Midway club look set to be a serious contender for the top three places on overall points. The championships start this morning for...