A dream 10 years in the making was realised on Saturday December 16 with the opening of Ahi Kōmau Gemmells on Parade in Wairoa. The 184 Marine Parade rebuild, home to three businesses, blends the old with the new, paying tribute to the site’s...
Warning signs like this have gone up at the three city bridges that have traditionally been popular jumping spots for the district’s youngsters. Jumping from the Railway Bridge, the William Pettie Bridge (Rutene Road) and the Gladstone Road Bridge...
The closure of a Gisborne garden to asbestos contamination has upset a volunteer who dedicated more than 20 years of his life to working the soil there. In late October, Gisborne District Council closed the community-run Turanga Gardens indefinitely...
“Excited and looking forward to the opportunity,” is how Makauri School’s new principal Cambell McNaught summed up the year ahead . . . not without some sadness, though, for departing principal and friend Brendon Fiebig. Mr Fiebig made the...
Permanent and temporary liquor bans are in place for the city and district leading up to the New Year celebrations, with designated areas where consuming alcohol in a public place will be a “no-no”. “Tairāwhiti will see a significant influx...
Herald photographer Liam Clayton captured this picture of the system, which brought torrential rain, thunder and lightning to the city on Tuesday afternoon, heading for Whangara. He snapped it at 2.18pm, from the top of Makorori Hill looking towards...
by Lillie Rohan It’s the country’s most iconic New Year’s event, and justdays out from celebrating its 21st birthday, Rhythm and Vines is back for its biggest year yet. Set to welcome 21,000 people to Gisborne’s Waiohika Estate, the annual...
The St John ambulance team who will care for the R&V festival-goers over the next few days have set up their medical centre on site and it will become operational at midday today. The professional and volunteer officers at R&V helped about...
The annual flood of Rhythm and Vines festival-goers into the region began yesterday and will gather momentum today ahead of the first performances tonight at the Waiohika Estate site. R&V this year is set to draw a crowd of around 21,000 to...
by Doug Laing Masterton shearers Paerata Abraham and Chris Dickson fell 20 short of their target in a bid for the World two-stand eight-hours strongwool lambshearing record. But it was a case of if-only for the pair who sheared more than the record...
Ten months after Cyclone Gabrielle, bad weather has left the recovery for many East Coast and Tairāwhiti farmers stuck in the mud. And while there is hope forecast dry weather will arrive soon, a return to normal could be years away. The sprawling...
I must take strong exception to Mr Caddie’s attempts to establish the myth that pine trees are some sort of “bad guy”. The Monterey pine, Pinus radiata, that we have here has been extensively modified and adapted for New Zealand conditions...
It has been interesting to read the letters about the Māori language and Lara Meyer’s responses. Lara hopes that te reo Māori will become the most spoken language in Aotearoa in her lifetime. I do not know Lara’s age but I am 77 years old and...
Another Christmas has come and gone leaving some New Zealanders facing a return to work today, joining those who have spent the time in jobs such as emergency and essential services. For many others it’s a case of being halfway through a holiday...
Providing extensive training to Aratu Forests Ltd staff to respond to a fire has been one way the Gisborne forestry company has been preparing for fire season. Summer brings the threat of fire to the front of mind for Aratu, and it has been actively...
Kaumātua of Tairāwhiti were able to connect with each other, celebrate and enjoy themselves after a few years of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic and severe weather events that impacted on their lives. The Anglican Kaumātua Ball was an...
New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) is supporting Woolworths in its recall of its Summer Berry Mince Pies due to the possible presence of fine metal. “The concern with this product is that some fine wire may have got into these mince pies due to...
Wairoa District Council is backing a proposal to lower the local election voting age to 16, to improve New Zealand’s “embarrassing” voter turnout. The council put forward its view in a submission on the Electoral (Lowering Voting Age for Local...
Tairāwhiti Police encourage locals and visitors to make good decisions this holiday period. Generally, the Christmas period has delivered nothing significant in this region, police said. “We hope to see it stay that way into the New Year,”...
Boxing Day marked a special milestone for Gisborne man Bruce Smart, who turned 100 yesterday in a life he describes as long, happy and fulfilling. The centenarian — “Smarty” to his pals — was christened James Bruce Smart, but he has always...
Saturday’s weather provided perfect conditions for the pilots of two Tiger Moths which flew in formation over the city and bay. This picture was taken by Pete McCombe, who was flying one of the biplanes. The other Tiger Moth is NZ786 — an air...
The Crystal Symphony came calling on Saturday. The seventh cruise ship visit of the season to date was a success, according to the ship’s agent, who said the feedback he got from the passengers who came ashore was positive. The ship has a capacity...
Emergency services responded to two vehicle crashes on the East Coast at the weekend, resulting in three people being flown to Gisborne Hospital for treatment. In the first crash, mid-afternoon on Saturday, a car rolled on State Highway 35 near...
A person living in a house in Salisbury Road was treated by ambulance officers for the effects of smoke inhalation after a pot of food on the stove overheated on Saturday night. Fire and Emergency NZ were called to the house at around midnight...
Marilyn and “Lex” Lexmond and their family are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary today. The pair were married in 1958, in Gore (above). They first met when Marilyn was working as a post girl and she hand-delivered Lex a telegram...
A near-drowning, a motor vehicle accident, a trauma injury and four medical events made up a hectic Christmas list for the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter in the week to the early hours of Boxing Day. Those were not the only rescues...
Swirling current at Makorori and strong rip at Wainui catch out beach-goers on Sunday and Monday.
Police called in surf lifeguards on Thursday night after two teenage girls were seen to be stranded on the river training wall between the Tūranganui River and Eastland Port. Police contacted the Kaiaponi Farms Waikanae surf club at about 7.30pm...
A public health warning not to collect and eat shellfish remains in place for the East Coast and Wairoa. The long-standing warning remains in place for the area from Cape Runaway down to Wairoa River mouth. People are warned not to collect or...
A stretch of State Highway 2 between Nicks Head Station Road and Maraenui Road will close most nights for three weeks from January 22 to February 9 to allow crews to safely resurface the road. The work was scheduled to take place this month but had...
Mayor Rehette Stoltz made a passionate shout-out about why people should come to Gisborne over the holiday season when she appeared on the NewstalkZB breakfast programme yesterday. She told announcer Tim Dower that while this has been a tough year...
The Transport Rebuild East Coast (TREC) alliance has been progressing a busy season of state highway road renewals on the East Coast, in addition to ongoing cyclone recovery and rebuild work. The road renewal work will continue until March, making...
A decades-long popular Christmas Eve family service returns to Holy Trinity Anglican Church this weekend. Covid has put paid to the service in recent years but on Sunday it will be back, complete with a real donkey. The service is mostly a Christmas...
The district’s kerbside rubbish collectors will be operating as usual over the festive season. Rubbish and recycling will be collected as usual on public holidays through the Christmas and New Year period, the council said. “So the guys can get...