Labour MPs have gathered for their delayed annual caucus retreat and will have a full agenda as the party continues a rebuilding process after its decimation at last year’s election. It was during the party’s retreat in January 2023 that Jacind...
by Simin Williams Last week we learned that the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is putting $800,000 of taxpayers’ money towards a documentary called Jacindamania about former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Apparently $3.2m is needed for the...
Would The Gisborne Herald, the district council and others cease spreading the misinformation of calling that unnecessary structure a “thousand-year bridge”. The Polynesian people who became Māori arrived in Aotearoa around the years 1250 to...
In response to the article regarding the sports complex, I would like to offer some clarity on this topic. During deliberations with the Indoor Advocacy Group my understanding has always been that it would be a multi-purpose complex suitable to...
Re: Report into climate risk finds Europe unprepared, March 13 story. I am pleased that although The Gisborne Herald is no longer locally owned, you continue alerting us to overseas news that globally affects humanity’s long-term wellbeing...
Outward Bound is often referred to as a place where people’s lives are shaped and transformed, and it certainly rings true for Gisborne couple Lanie and Boyd Wilton. They met when they were both on a “Discovery" professional course in Anakiw...
The weather was expected to be fine for the visit of luxury cruise ship Nautica this morning, but sea conditions might play a part. “The captain will weigh up the situation when the ship arrives,” a ships agents spokesman said. All being well...
Time is running out for apprentice builders to get competitive in the ITM New Zealand Certified Builders Apprentice Challenge. Entries close on Monday, March 25. Regional heats will take place in April in 20 locations around the country, including...
Rocket Lab’s 45th Electron mission, “Owl Night Long,” lifted off from Mahia early yesterday morning. It launched at 4.30am, successfully deploying a satellite for Japanese Earth-observation company Synspective. Rocket Lab has been the sole...
Gisborne District Council’s 2024-2027 Three Year Plan (3YP) is being considered at a council meeting today before it goes out for consultation with the community. The plan outlines the challenges facing the council and how it intends to pay for...
Morehu Pewhairangi has blessed many of the 90 new Gisborne homes Kāinga Ora has built in the last two years. As a kaikarakia based in Tairāwhiti, he knows that a blessing is an important part of providing homes for whānau who haven’t had...
The region’s housing crisis will continue if a proposed development strategy is not changed, the group tasked with solving the problem have warned. Gisborne District Council’s draft Future Development Strategy (FDS), which will shape housing in...
Ormond School held their triathlon on Tuesday. Students flew across the Nelson Park grass in the running races and put in 110 percent in the other two legs of the tri as well - the swimming and the cycling. It was all go and a resounding success
Transport Rebuild East Coast (TREC) is in the process of developing a hub for its planned roading and bridging improvements works on the East Coast. A complex is being established on land adjacent to Awapuni Road, alongside the railway station. The...
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Tauranga driver Adam Mayor won the main event at Eastland Kart Club's annual club champs at its Te Maanga Road track on Sunday. Mayor won the main-event final over 10 laps, recorded the fastest lap of the day — 19.255 seconds — and passed more...
A one-hoop advantage in differential determined the winners of Barry Memorial Croquet Club’s Hi/Lo Golf Croquet Doubles tournament. In Hi/Lo competitions, high-handicap players are partnered with low-handicap players, the idea being that the less...
Simon and Josi Beamish and Hugo and Pip Beamish of Awapai Station in the WhanaWhana Valley near Hastings were last week announced as the Supreme Winners of 2024 East Coast Ballance Farm Environment Awards. They will open up their property (pictured...
Approximately 540 cattle were sold yesterday at Matawhero, to a small crowd of mostly vendors, and there was a total clearance with good prices paid for all classes. Arakihi Station sold a pen of six South Devon cross 18 month steers, weighing...
A new era for Tairāwhiti news, story-telling and business promotion is under way with the announcement yesterday that NZME has acquired the publishing and digital assets of The Gisborne Herald. The ownership change secures the future of The...
by Gwynne Dyer Good news! The US logistical support ship General Frank S. Besson Junior has just sailed from Virginia carrying the equipment needed to build a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza. That will enable the US to deliver food to the...
Recently 1News had an item regarding some police members being very disappointed with the present Government pay offer. I can’t comment on the fairness or otherwise of the current offer, but I was intrigued to hear in the broadcast that sworn...
Those anti-reality protestors may soon be regretting Helen Clark closing down many of the mental health institutions, and Jacinda Ardern for losing $1.9 billion promised for mental health down the back of a couch. For their tirades are becoming more...
GDC ready to start preparatory work on remediation of site at Mangahauini River Gisborne District Council is preparing to carry out work to stop waste from the landfill in Tokomaru Bay being exposed by erosion during severe weather events. Funding...
Wairoa resident Thomas Perston will be bringing big dig energy to Feilding at the end of this week when he climbs into the cab of a 13-tonne excavator to represent Hawke’s Bay - East Coast at the Civil Contractors New Zealand CablePrice National...
Makauri School’s triathlon was an event for all students. The entire school — from years 0 to 6 — took part in the event, which featured a cycle and run on the Bikes in Schools track and a swim leg in the pool. The top performers in certain...
A nature walk at Waihirere Domain this afternoon is part of Well Wāhine Week activities. Three high school students will lead the walk to the waterfall, stopping and talking about native trees on the way. The walk is being run by Women’s Native...
Tapuwae Tairāwhiti Trails Trust wants to take the lead role in developing the Taruheru River Trail. Trust chair Lyall Evans has told Gisborne District Council’s operations committee that the trust would not seek council funding. The organisation...
The long wait for Gisborne’s “1000-year” waka-shaped bridge is nearly over. The bridge, which will connect Tītīrangi/Kaiti Hill and Puhi Kai Iti/Cook Landing site, will be completed by July 29. The council/Ngāti Oneone project was part of...
A small group of Gisborne Business and Professional Women (BPW) members marked International Women’s Day by laying flowers on the Margaret Sievwright monument. March 8 was International Women’s Day (IWD) — a day to mark a collective action and...
Switching to back-up generator on hot days, staff encouraged to ‘safely reduce energy use’. Recent hot days have resulted in Gisborne Hospital wards being switched to back-up generator power to prevent power overload. Documentation seen by The...
Gisborne police are aware of a planned “boy racer” event in the city over Easter and have made preparations to “stop participants in their tracks”. According to Facebook traffic on the subject the “anti-social road user event”, as police...
Corson Grain started its annual maize harvest on Monday and the good weather helped with the start to the season. “Our yields are looking around average at this stage, but the quality of the maize looks good,” Corson procurement manager Richard...